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Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... regulatory approvals," Magellan's board said. Magellan Global Fund has two-unit classes - the open-end MGOC trading on the ASX and MGF. At the end of June, the fund had total net assets of $9.8 billion comprising $7 billion in MGOC and $2.8 billion ...

Global small caps outperform Aussie counterparts: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... Evidently, the MSCI World Small Cap Index boasts a pool of 4313 constituents, vastly outnumbering the 198 options in the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index as of August 31. This disparity presents more opportunities for active portfolio managers. "A fundamental ...

New fund targets 'blue chips of tomorrow'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... small companies in the process of running its Absolute Return Fund. The fund will invest in companies outside the S&P/ASX100 index and some pre-IPO equities, holding between 15 to 25 long equity positions at any given time. With a minimum investment ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... experience for advisers on the North platform." North recently partnered with Sandstone Insights to provide advisers research on ASX stocks and equity market commentary.

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
In the first half of 2023, 55% of Australian equity funds underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 index, according to the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard. But the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard - which measures the performance of actively managed ...

Managed accounts FUM hits $162bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... Australia Victor Huang attributed the increase to the steady growth in investment markets during the first half of 2023, with the ASX/S&P 200 Accumulation Index rising 4.51%. "Volatility has trended downwards in the first half of 2023 for the US and ...

Global X launches US tech ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... with a management fee of 0.24% per annum - as much as half what customers are paying for other similar ETFs quoted on the ASX. Global X ETFs Australia chief executive Evan Metcalf said the new fund brings important exposure to US-based tech heavy innovators ...

Former iShares lead joins Stake

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... talent for business strategy and the ability to motivate teams." "Stake is already breaking barriers for investors via our ASX, Wall St and SMSF products, and with Jon on board, we are perfectly positioned to expand well into the future," Leibowitz added. ...

New boutique hires EQT as RE

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... fund, the Small Cap Quality Fund, will launch in September, and invests in smaller Australian companies and tracks the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index. The boutique is headed by Jarred Rubin as chief executive and managing director and chief ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... it requested a trading halt on VEFI on 15 February 2021. The halt was lifted on 16 February 2021, after Vanguard issued an ASX announcement for the ETF and a unit holder notice (for the funds) to inform investors that a PDS update to better reflect the ...