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GQG Partners awards RE mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... Quality Dividend Income Fund aims to provide a rate of return exceeding the MSCI ACWI High Dividend Yield ex Tobacco AUD Index. It invests primarily in equity securities or equity-linked instruments of global companies that are expected to pay dividends. ...

Sustainable investment now mainstream: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
Sustainable investing is now well and truly mainstream, according to global index provider FTSE Russell. Now in its sixth year, FTSE Russell's annual survey takes an in depth look at the priorities, challenges, and opportunities within sustainable investment ...

First Sentier launches small cap fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... stocks. First Sentier said this allows it to establish the desired underweight position in any stock, irrespective of its index weight. "Just as some companies will become large, successful businesses, other companies will flounder, or fall victim to ...

Future Generation expands Plato mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... allocation to Plato's Global Net Zero Hedge Fund, supporting its ambition to outperform the MSCI World Net Returns Unhedged Index while achieving a net zero carbon footprint. Launched in September last year, the Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund is a ...

UBS launches philanthropic arm down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... unprecedented growth of philanthropy across APAC with Australia now ranked 5th in the 2020 Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index. "In response to this demand, we are delighted to be launching the Optimus Foundation in Australia and connecting our ...

NGS Super increases death, TPD premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
The fund is increasing death and total and permanent disability insurance premiums following an increase in claims in recent years. Premiums for death and TPD will increase for most members from November 9. A 30-year-old member with a sum life/terminal ...

IPS partners to launch equity market solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... dividends paid over the period," confirmed a statement. Horizon founder David Offer commented that the ASX 200 accumulation index has returned less than 9% pa over the last 10 years, so in that context a yield of more than 8% is very meaningful to clients ...

Consumer confidence jitters abate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... nearly four months, according to Roy Morgan. While still significantly down from the same week a year ago, the ANZ Roy Morgan Index shows consumer confidence rose by 1.8 points to 87.8 this week. Consumer confidence is now three points below the 2022 ...

Managed funds industry records $16bn net flows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... billion to the size of the fund," Dyall said. The product with the second highest inflow was the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF with $2.4 billion for an increase of 27%. Dyall noted that this was five times the size of net inflows into the unit ...

Aware Super deepens TAL relationship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Aware Super has expanded its mandate with TAL, with the insurer to now provide cover to VicSuper members as well. To date, VicSuper members' group insurance has been provided by MetLife and Aware Super's by TAL. However, members have been informed that ...