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Vanguard finds dirty assets in ESG fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index invests in about 4500 fixed income instruments and is based on a joint benchmark from Bloomberg Barclays and MSCI. MSCI filters the holdings for ties to fossil fuels, nuclear power, alcohol, tobacco, gambling ...

HUB24, Netwealth top platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Investment Trends' latest look at the platforms space has seen HUB24 just inch out Netwealth for the lead when it comes to overall functionality. The 2020 Platform Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis Report sees HUB24 rank first for platform functionality ...

Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg flagged that the temporary disclosure laws for public companies relaxed at the height of the coronavirus crisis will be made permanent. In May 2020, the government announced the temporary measures, modifying provisions under ...

New corporate bond fund launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... bond indices" net of fees. Artesian said while it only has a relatively short track record, the fund has beaten its benchmark in each of the five months since inception. "We have been actively trading green bonds from our New York and London offices ...

CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
CommSec said it has seen a 200% increase in investors seeking executional information around how trading works as younger people show increased interest in wholesale trading. CommSec said first time traders contributed to around 10% of total trades ...

Industry fund awards $60m small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... stock. The Eiger Australian Small Companies Fund returned 20.1% in the year ending January, compared to 5.38% from its benchmark S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index over the same period. Three-year returns for the strategy are 12% p.a. to the ...

Challenger wins $200m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... Challenger for the allocation. Challenger's Index Plus equities product includes an agreed contractual margin over a benchmark index for no management fee. "By guaranteeing an excess return, the product can provide a boost to expected total returns. ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... "Mickey", but anyone watching the rise and rise of the Nikkei-225 index will understand. The Japanese stockmarket's benchmark equity index rose by 16.0% last year - a very close second to the S&P500's 16.3% return - soaring by mind-blowing 64.1% ...

Aware to focus on unlisteds over equities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... crash in the first quarter last year, Graham said Aware was able to bounce back, finishing the year around 5% above the benchmark. "As a fund we feel we're in pretty good shape. We did a lot of work to figure out what risk exposures and liquidities ...

Antares promotes on equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... concentrated portfolio of ASX-listed stocks outside the 20 largest by market cap. It has returned 4.8% p.a. above the benchmark (S&P/ASX 200 Total Return Index excluding the companies listed in the S&P/ASX 20 Total Return Index) since May 2015 inception. ...