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Retail super fund to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... report, 61% of the fund's assets were held in bonds and cash in 2021; 45% of its FUM was invested in the Vanguard High Growth Index Fund. "Its low scale obviously presents major challenges in the current superannuation regulatory environment," Rainmaker ...

Mine Super refreshes investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
The $11.2 billion superannuation fund Mine Super announced a suite of changes to its investment menu, which includes offering two new options to members. The options, Balanced and Indexed Defensive, launched on 20 December 2021. The Balanced option ...

Firetrail Investments launches global equity fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... running high conviction investment strategies. The Firetrail S3 Global Opportunities Fund aims to outperform the MSCI Global Index after fees by investing in companies with earnings upgrades and valuation re-ratings. Firetrail and its staff seeded and ...

NZ Super awards passive ESG mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... selected UBS Asset Management to manage $4.9 billion across two passive mandates. UBS Asset Management has designed two ESG index equity funds for NZ Super, tailored to its performance and responsible investment requirements. UBS Asset Management ANZ's ...

CFS launches low cost geared index options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Colonial First State (CFS) has today launched two new geared index options through its $109 billion FirstChoice platform, giving investors leveraged exposure to local and global markets. The first passively managed geared investment options to be offered ...

Fidelity launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... Demographics Fund listed on the ASX as FDEM. It invests in up to 70 global stocks and aims to beat the MSCI All Country World Index NR. Established in 2012, the fund is jointly managed by UK-based portfolio managers Aneta Wynimko, Alex Gold, and Oliver ...

Majority of Aussie fund categories underperform: Data

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... persistence is an additional test that can reveal fund managers' skills in different market environments. Twice a year, the global index provider measures the performance persistence of Australian active funds that outperformed their benchmarks and their ...

Robeco launches new sustainable index fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Robeco Australia launched the Robeco Global Developed Sustainable Enhanced Index Equity Fund. The fund aims to achieve a higher ESG score than its benchmark, the MSCI World Index. Specifically, it is focussed on ESG issues including reducing the environmental ...

AMP North further expands menu

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... Global Small & Mid Cap Hedged Fund; iShares Core MSCI World Ex Aus ESG Leaders ETF and Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index. Separately, AMP Capital signed a major lease agreement with the Australian Taxation Office for a period of 10 years. From ...

Top investment products, super fund revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... year's best investment manager as many of its products featured in several categories. Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) won the award for best fixed interest ETF. The Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index Fund placed second place in ...