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Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... than the rule of tracking a broad market cap-weighted benchmark. Some factor tilts may outperform a comparable broad market index over time, but it is more accurate to say that these rules-based active strategies perform differently to the market, rather ...

Super wealth reaches record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
The amount of wealth Australians hold in superannuation is climbing to a record high, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. At the end of December 2016, Australians held $2.6 trillion of household net worth in superannuation ...

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... set of standardised ESG data and flagged metrics comparable across a range of companies in the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index (IMI). The tool can map geographic exposure to fragile ecosystems; chemical safety regulations; climate vulnerable regions ...

Fund manager launches new IMA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... believes employing an unconstrained approach to investment can provide superior risk-adjusted returns. "Replicating a market index ultimately does not make sense for individual investors, why would you invest in a company simply because it is listed ...

Trump protectionism protects not the emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... for emerging markets. Emerging market equities outperformed developed market ones. At its peak, the MSCI emerging market index returned 11.4% 2016-to-September, this has wilted to only 6.8%. This compares with the MSCI index for developed equity markets' ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... than the expected 1.167 million and also the lowest level in three months. But the sharp jump in the NAHB housing market index to 65 in September (from 59 in August) that was reported a day earlier points to a near-term improvement. Japan trade balance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
US housing market index The NAHB housing market index rose to a reading of 65 in September, a sharp improvement from the previous month's 59 level. This was better than the expected increase to 60 and the best reading since October 2015. Better, all ...

AB fund receives rating upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... The fund uses the Bloomberg Ausbond Bank Bill Index (BAUBIL) as a performance benchmark but does not reference any market index for the purpose of portfolio construction. In its report Lonsec said it has conviction in lead portfolio manager John Taylor ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... six-month outlook dropped by 5.5 points to a reading of 23.7 - the lowest reading since February this year. NAHB Housing Market Index Continuing the trend of mixed readings for the US, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... MSCI gathered feedback from market participants on the potential inclusion of China A shares in the MSCI Emerging Market Index during an extensive global consultation. The index company said they generally stressed the need for a period of observation ...