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Asset management services provider expands to Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... established in 2015, is an affiliate of the London-based Blackwell Global group. Separately, in mid-2017, global equity index provider MSCI announced it will add China A shares to two of its indices starting June 2018. MSCI said the move follows broad ...

Former industry fund CIO leaves Vanguard after seven months

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... responsible for providing insights into Vanguard's equities investment solutions for clients, working closely with its Equity Index Group and Quantitative Equity Group. In reference to her employment with the $5.9 trillion firm, McLaughlin's LinkedIn ...

Vanguard recruits former industry fund CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... into Vanguard's equities investment solutions for clients. In this role, McLaughlin works closely with Vanguard's Equity Index Group and Quantitative Equity Group. McLaughlin departed the $768 million industry fund in February of this year after three-and-a-half ...

Vanguard global chief executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... been promoted to chief investment officer and responsible for $3.8 trillion in assets managed by the fixed income, equity index, and quantitative equity groups across more than 300 mutual funds and ETFs. Davis led the fixed income group since 2014 and ...

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 ...

Global ETPs see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Global exchange traded products (ETPs) recorded their best monthly flows since December 2014, according to BlackRock's July ETP Landscape Report. The world's largest asset manager reported global ETP flows of $55.2 billion for the six months to end ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... construction techniques, Acadian Australia targets a reduced level of carbon emissions below that of the broad Australian equity index (ASX300). The firm also implements a socially responsible Australian equity universe by excluding companies involved ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... tactical strategies," Lee continued. "Designed to consistently access the persistent VRP associated with selling equity index options, these strategies are implemented using systematic, rules-based methods. A disciplined, systematic approach also has ...

Super fund returns fall again in September

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... impact of currency on this aspect of the results is highlighted by the fact that the return from the international equity index in Australian dollars (+19.5%) is significantly higher than the result of international equities in local currency terms (-0.2%). ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... Exchange (ASX). The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund will invest its assets into cash and sell equity index futures contracts (ASX SPI 200 futures), which can be expected to generate a positive return when the S&P/ASX200 index declines ...