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Antipodes LIC launches on ASX

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
After closing above $300 million, the Antipodes Global LIC has debuted on the ASX. Trading at $1.11 per share, the LIC is designed to provide retail investors with access to a long-short global securities investment portfolio with active currency management. ...

BlackRock launches smart beta ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
BlackRock has launched four new exchange-traded funds in Australia, targeting minimum volatility and multifactor strategies. The iShares Edge Smart Beta products comprise the iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF, the iShares Edge MSCI ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
MSCI head of Research Remy Briand has countered a recent paper from AllianceBernstein which suggested passive investing is "worse than Marxism." The original paper, spearheaded by Bernstein Investment Research and Management head of global quantitative ...

MSCI launches new insto global equity risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
MSCI has launched a new model to analyse systematic risk in global equity portfolios for institutional investors. The Barra Global Total Market Trading Equity Model, based on MSCI's Systematic Equity Strategies adds new risk factors including news sentiment ...

Templeton director returns to the fold

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
A Templeton Global Growth Fund director has returned from a leave of absence. Michael J. O'Brien initially requested six months' leave from the board due to "short-term pressure of other commitments," but has returned as a non-executive director. This ...

Vision Super divests from three high carbon companies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Industry super fund Vision Super has furthered its commitment to low carbon investing by replacing three carbon intense companies from its portfolio with three low carbon investments. The move will achieve a reduction of 75% of the benchmark carbon ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
Over a difficult trading year to July 30, where world markets dipped into the red, the Watershed International ETF SMA delivered 6.86% p.a. gross return for its investors, outpacing its benchmark the MSCI World Index (AUD) which lost 2.48%, giving outperformance ...

New fund tapping into Indian equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
India Avenue Investment Management Australia has taken advantage of the recent surge in India's economy by launching a new unlisted investment fund. The India Avenue Equity Fund is an open-ended fund with the ability to hold up to 30% cash, allowing ...

BNP partner wins $240m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
A BNP Paribas strategic partner has secured a $240 million global equities super mandate. Carnegie Asset Management, which currently manages over $17 billion worldwide, will provide a high conviction, active global growth equity strategy to VicSuper. ...