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Vanguard launches two new diversified ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... assets across more than 6000 equities in over 50 global markets - including Australian equities, global equities, emerging markets, and global small caps. It carries a management fee of 0.27% per annum. Meanwhile the Vanguard Diversified Income ETF (ASX ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... the MSCI All Country World Index (MSCI ACWI) - which tracks large and mid-cap stocks across 47 developed and emerging markets - by 4.6%, the worst relative return in over 20 years. The MSCI ACWI had a 29.5% return last year, while the median global equity ...

Alpencrest ramps up expansion, signs Aussie affiliate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... said. The fledgling third-party marketer is in partnership with Nippon Life Global Investors Singapore for its emerging markets equities strategy and Chicago-based Elementum Advisors' insurance-linked securities. Alpencrest also helps distribute Azimut ...

Partners Group staffer quits to join NYC firm

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... headquarters, who will continue to lead and oversee the firm's efforts in Australia. Clitheroe will be the emerging markets-focused firm's first hire, based in Sydney. Siguler Guff does not have a local office probably electing to follow other ...

Franklin Templeton folds Martin Currie into affiliates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... other brands, ClearBridge Investments and Franklin Equity Group. Martin Currie's Australia, UK, and global emerging markets investment and sustainability teams will move under ClearBridge Investments, Franklin Templeton said, noting that there will ...

Cbus hits $100bn in member assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... overall position somewhat, we remain positive on the growth outlook and are expressing some of the exposure via emerging markets," he said. "Emerging markets should benefit from an improvement in global growth and also have reasonably attractive valuations. ...

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... amongst the developed markets in December," ETFGI founder and managing partner Deborah Fuhr said. Meanwhile, the emerging markets index increased by 12% in 2024, with the United Arab Emirates (up 6.42%) and Greece (up 4.21%) reporting the largest gains ...

GIC's investment chief to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... running capital allocation and portfolio construction for the equities portfolio across global developed and emerging markets. As deputy CIO, he supported the fund's total portfolio strategy and headed a group that looks at cross-asset investment ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... across other major advanced economies would help to put downward pressure on the US dollar, which is positive for emerging markets because emerging market debt is priced in US dollars," Mousina said. Lastly, a resolution of major conflicts between Russia ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... warrant attention. "The Indian market has strong fundamentals and is one of the best structural stories within emerging markets backed by demographics, global supply chain diversification, and fiscal maturity," he said. GSFM investment strategist Stephen ...