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New RE mandate for Equity Trustees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... fund that is as ethical as it can be and can be used as a core portfolio solution by investing across different asset classes." Equity Trustees executive manager of corporate trustee services Russell Beasley said Equity Trustees is delighted to be involved ...

Channel Capital hires from Dimensional

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... clients and to meet the increasing client demand for a number of our capabilities across key private and public asset classes," Channel Capital's head of distribution Andrew King said. "Expanding our team regionally will ensure that our clients benefit ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... existing infrastructure portfolio by 2030. Last year, IFM committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its asset classes, targeting net zero by 2050. The announcement in relation to its infrastructure assets considers scope one and two emissions ...

AustralianSuper skewers draft disclosure laws

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... government's claims that the regulations are 'global best practice', saying it reviewed regulatory models applying to the asset classes and geographies it invests in and found no similar approaches. "For example, in no jurisdiction can we identify a ...

MySuper continues stellar performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... rolling annual returns edging close to 20%. Over the period, global and Australian equities were the best-performing asset classes, returning 28% and 27.4% respectively based on sector medians. Property returned a median 21.6% making it the third-best ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... Future, Your Super performance test is measured. "We looked at what percentage of actively managed funds in different asset classes outperformed passively managed funds after fees. What we found was that only 40% of active equity funds outperformed their ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... reduce emissions, bringing integration and engagement-based approaches, as well as screening and thinking across asset classes across the total portfolio view," she said. Investors still think about the price, but they have a longer-term trajectory and ...

Communicate risk, defensiveness differently: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... additional diversification needs to be thought about, as well as other defensive levers and defensiveness within asset classes... this is a real portfolio challenge." She added that crucially, this is also a communication challenge for the super sector. ...

Rest streamlines asset classes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... billion industry superannuation fund is changing the way it categorises its investment options, shifting from 11 asset classes to seven 'mega asset classes'. Effective September 30, Rest will group together asset class strategies with similar ...

Buy-sell spreads higher for active and diversified ETFs: Rainmaker

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... Vanguard had lower spreads than BetaShares. This was followed by international equities ETFs (20bps). All other asset classes were at or below the median of 17bps: Australian equities (17bps), commodities and currency (15bps each), fixed interest (13bps) ...