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Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... under management, is now known as the Wheelhouse Global Fund. Its benchmark has changed from the MSCI World ex Australia Index to the RBA cash rate +2.5%. Its internal return target of over 8% per annum over a rolling 5-year period (net of fees and expenses ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
In the first half of 2023, 55% of Australian equity funds underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 index, according to the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard. But the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard - which measures the performance of actively managed ...

Global X launches cybersecurity ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... the rapidly growing cybersecurity industry, with a management fee of 0.47% per annum. BUGG tracks the Indxx Cybersecurity Index, targeting companies that derive more than half of their revenue from cybersecurity activities, including the development ...

AI to revolutionise investment industry: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
The investment industry's digital transformation will be accelerated using artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, both of which stand out as some of the most influential factors in coming years. The CFA Institute's Research and Policy Centre's ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires Tim Unger

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... lead. Earlier, she was part of Evalueserve's offshore ESG research and benchmarking team with a major sustainability index provider. Just yesterday ART announced its chief executive, Bernard Reilly, will depart in February 2024.

BlackRock to launch US Treasury Bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... cheaper than the nearest competing ETF in Australia, IUSG will be benchmarked to the ICE US Treasury Core Bond AUD Hedged Index. Through the fund, local investors will gain exposure to a portfolio of bonds issued by the US government, ranging from one ...

Janus Henderson launches new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... stages of economic and political development, targeting a total return before fees of 2.75% above the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over five years. US-based co-portfolio managers Daniel Graña and Matthew Culley will lead the fund supported by a wider ...

Managed accounts FUM hits $162bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... the increase to the steady growth in investment markets during the first half of 2023, with the ASX/S&P 200 Accumulation Index rising 4.51%. "Volatility has trended downwards in the first half of 2023 for the US and Aussie markets, with Europe peaking ...

Saxo APAC asset management lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... the time Prasad told Financial Standard that the new products offered seven managed portfolios with actively managed and index-based strategies. Three offerings are managed by BlackRock, while the others are run by Morningstar, Nasdaq, Brown Advisory ...

Latest CPI data provides case for rate pause

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... Bank of Australia (RBA) tightening cycle has peaked. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed the consumer price index (CPI) came in at 4.9% for July, well down on last month's 5.4%. Annual trimmed mean inflation also fell notably, to 5.6% ...