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V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy. The strategy tracks the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex-Australia ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Special Tax Index. An issued statement said it's designed ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... inflation remains well above the Federal Reserve's long term 2% target. In June, the 12-month change in the consumer price index (CPI) came in above expectations at 9.1% and the change in the core CPI was 5.9%. Although aggregate demand continues to ...

Super fund for women closes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... as at 30 June 2021, the lion's share of FairVine's FUM was invested in the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ESG Fund and Vanguard Index Funds Ethically Conscious. It also had both local and international fixed income investments, cash and Australian listed property ...

Brighter Super simplifies investment menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
Brighter Super will soon have just one suite of investment options, having reviewed and selected the best on offer from LGIAsuper and Energy Super. From August 12, Brighter Super will align all investment options, removing the duplication that has existed ...

Mercer pumps $100m into Perennial Partners strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... years ago, the Trust has delivered a +7.0% p.a. return net of fees, outperforming the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index benchmark by +5.1% p.a."

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... remains urgent. Despite the meltdown, ongoing reports continue to paint Bitcoin as the most stable DeFi in market. City Index market analyst Tony Sycamore said in the months gone past the combination of higher-than-expected US inflation and Federal Reserve ...

ETF flows up despite volatility: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... investors had displayed a clear preference for broad market ETFs, as evidenced by the popularity of its Australian shares index ETF. Tieu said: "Diversification is the single best defence investors can employ when it comes to navigating market volatility." ...

Super Fierce super index shows top 15 funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... released a list of super funds that have passed its tests of consistent outperformance, labelling it the Fierce Performers Index. From an analysis of 2069 investment options across 359 super funds, only 15 funds were found to outperform in all categories ...

Australian Retirement Trust records -0.96% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Australian Retirement Trust's default option returned -0.96% last financial year, which it says is a good outcome given the current environment. The $200 billion fund said it is happy with the result, as market commentators were predicting an average ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches Australian small companies fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... on diversification and stock specific risk management. It aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (Total Return) Index, after fees, over a five-year period. Maple-Brown Abbott chief executive and managing director Sophia Rahmani says the fund ...