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Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
Australian banks are one of the best performing sectors for climate-related disclosure and sustainability reporting according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. In its 10th annual corporate sustainability report, which assesses the ...

Family offices partner for major US acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Australian and US sophisticated investors partnered to acquire a suite of large-scale multifamily real estate assets in the US. The Domus Multifamily Real Estate Fund (Domus), along with Los Angeles-based Geringer Capital and Australian private wealth ...

MSCI adds China to indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Global equity index provider MSCI will add China A shares to two of its indices starting June 2018. More than 220 China A large cap stocks will be incorporated to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, estimated to have a 0.73% weighting. China A shares will ...

VanEck launches floating rate ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
VanEck is launching a new floating rate exchange-traded fund on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF, trading under the code FLOT, is based on a portfolio of Australian floating rate notes (FRNs), or short-term bonds with variable ...

PAC secures $33m in insto capital

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Pacific Current Group (PAC) successfully completed an institutional placement of $33 million partly to repay debts stemming from the acquisition of a US boutique. The placement, which was fully underwritten by Ord Minnett, comprised approximately $12 ...

New cash ETF for UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
UBS's newly-launched cash ETF is filling a gap in a market delivering little to zero returns, according to its head of fixed income. The UBS IQ Cash ETF is not a substitute for term deposits; it aims to deliver superior returns above the 1.5% cash rate ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
Small-cap portfolios are becoming a critical driver of long-term returns for investors - but only if they know how to use them. New research from Activus Investment Advisors demonstrates that small caps traditionally outperform large companies in bull ...

Macron won't stop populist tide: William Blair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Emmanuel Macron's election as French President won't be enough to stem the tide of populist sentiment in Europe and its effects on European markets, according to William Blair dynamic allocation strategies portfolio manager Thomas Clarke. Speaking at ...

VanEck partners to launch ETF model portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
VanEck will launch a range of model portfolios to advisers using exchange-traded funds, in partnership with an investment researcher. Using Lonsec's portfolio construction research, the VanEck ETF Model Portfolio series comprises balanced, growth and ...

Macquarie boosts AUM, earnings flat

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Assets under management on Macquarie Group's investment platform jumped 24% to $72.2 billion in the 12 months to March, recently released financial results show. While Macquarie's wealth management segment reported a flat income of $313 million for ...