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ASI names global head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments has named a former BlackRock executive to the newly created position of global head. Alex Hoctor-Duncan has been with ASI for two years as global sales director, prior to which he was at BlackRock for over 21 years, most ...

MySuper funds redeem performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... Unhedged (5.2%). In the personal or balanced category, the top-three performers were: MLC MasterKey Super Fundamentals - BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (10.8%), WA Personal Super - Sustainable Future (7.5%) and UniSuper Personal Accounts - Sustainable ...

ETFs undermine product comparison: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... NAVs and intraday indicative value, and a standardised ETF nomenclature or taxonomy system, including standards for sustainable investing. While there has been significant innovation in the last 10 years, choice has been good for investors and ETFs open ...

Morningstar ratings tally for global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... Five funds were upgraded from bronze to silver include AXA IM Sustainable Equity, Barrow Hanley Global Equity Trust, BlackRock Advantage Hedged Intl Equity/ BlackRock Advantage Intl Equity Fund, Dimensional Global Large Company Trust and Dimensional ...

S&P launches sustainable versions of flagship indices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... addition, the indices exclude companies that are involved in controversial weapons, small arms, and tobacco. In addition, BlackRock's iShares selected and licensed the indices to deliver sustainable investing alternatives for its exchange-traded funds ...

Realindex appoints former BlackRock executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
First Sentier Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex Investment has appointed a former BlackRock executive to the newly created role of senior quantitative portfolio manager. Joanna Nash has 13 years' experience in quantitative investment ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... an MSCI benchmark. US asset manager Northern Trust is the largest player in the sustainable index fund space, while BlackRock/iShares is the dominant European ETF provider. While most of the growth in ESG indexed funds stems from equities, the passive ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... scores indicated share price resilience during the COVID-19 crisis. Among firms that have made the claim are Morningstar, BlackRock and MSCI. The researchers found, once the firm's industry affiliation and risk measures (accounting and market based) ...

Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... be joined by Uniting Ethical Investors portfolio manager Anna Hong, who links with the firm after previous stints at BlackRock and Challenger. Hong will be assigned to the Australian Composite and Cash Funds. The firm appointed SouthPeak Investment Management ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... investment. The list of asset managers with "particularly poor ESG performance" include the world's six largest managers, BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street Global Advisors, Fidelity Investments, Capital Group, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Just one ...