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Winton fund looks to change fee structure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... instead of the previous net profits on future trading. The fund has returned -17.88% in the year to July end, compared to benchmark (Barclay CTA Index) return of 3% over the period. Five year returns are -2.5% for the fund vs 0.55% for the benchmark ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... sustainable indexing space. About two thirds of all global assets invested in passive sustainable funds track an MSCI benchmark. US asset manager Northern Trust is the largest player in the sustainable index fund space, while BlackRock/iShares is the ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... - the best reading in five years) continued to gain momentum. Not surprisingly, the FTSE-100 has also recovered. The benchmark index has rallied by 17.2% from the nine-month low recorded in March. However, the index remains 22.4% lower this year to date ...

Future Fund posts negative year, cashes up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... backdrop of COVID-19 shutdowns. The last time was FY09 when it returned -5.1%. FY20 performance is significantly below the benchmark return of 6.1% but longer term, the sovereign wealth fund remains above it with 9.2% p.a. return. The June quarter brought ...

Female fund managers outperform men

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... pandemic-induced market turbulence, according to Goldman Sachs research. Some 43% of female-managed funds have outperformed their benchmark year to date, compared to 41% managed by men after adjusting for risk, as the former is faring better against ...

Market rebound leaves behind active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Even with the share market soaring back to pre-COVID-19 highs, active fund managers continue to struggle with performance and profitability, Deloitte analysis shows. Median revenue for asset managers that invest in publicly traded shares and bonds fell ...

Hearts and Minds donates almost $10m to charity

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... recently reported a pre-tax investment return of 26.1% for the year ending June 30, significantly outperforming its global benchmark (MSCI World Net TR), which increased 4.8% over the financial year. Since its inception in November 2018, HM1 has generated ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... approach. While the investment management company may have faced a difficult year so far, it has still outperformed the benchmark. "During an extremely volatile and challenging period for investment markets, the portfolio delivered a total return of ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... that are at risk of being stranded and consistently ranks highly in the international Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. The roadmap will develop pathways to achieve portfolio targets for each asset class including equities. "Portfolio-wide ...

Australian Ethical benefits from seismic cultural shift

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... tell part of the story," McMurdo said. "Underpinning them are share investments that produced 75% less carbon than the benchmark and five times more investments in renewable power generation than the global share market. "This is on top of the market-leading ...