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Supply chain issues push up retiree expenses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... twilight years rise 1% in the September quarter, the latest Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia retirement index shows. Couples aged 65 need $63,799 per year and singles need $45,239 per year to live a comfortable retirement, according to ...

Sunsuper moves $20bn mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... Sunsuper's head of public markets Greg Barnes said the appointment taps SSGA's long history and experience in managing index portfolios. "Following an extensive due diligence process supported by an independent, external consultant, Sunsuper ...

ETF inflows reach $2.4bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... Core S&P/ASX 200 ($188 million) and Vanguard Australian Shares ($175 million). Rounding out the top five were Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ($95 million) and BetaShares Australia 200 ($88 million). The total assets under management is now ...

Aussie equities small caps deliver 35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... equities. In terms of specific products, the Ausbil Global Resources Fund returned 115% p.a. while the BetaShares Crude Oil Index ETF delivered 83% p.a. Auscap Long Short Australian Equities (76% p.a.) came in third place, followed by the Spheria Australian ...

Australia-first private equity ETF to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... GPEQ) will list on the ASX and is the first Australian private equity ETF. GPEQ will track the LPX50 Listed Private Equity Index, which has a 10-year performance (in AUD) to 31 October 2021 of 20.9% per annum. The index is designed to represent the global ...

Pendal brings Global Select Fund to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... 2008. Since 2008, the strategy has delivered 3.13% annualised alpha before fees compared to the MSCI All Country World NR Index benchmark. The focus of the fund is to "find the next winners", using a four-dimensional investment process that looks at ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... inflation have pushed up short-term bond yields that, in turn, put pressure on equity markets. For instance, the all ordinaries index fell by 1.1% in the week ended October 29 as the yield on the 10-year Australian government bonds shot up to 2.1% from ...

Crypto ETF breaks trading record

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... a portfolio of global companies at the forefront of the crypto economy. It tracks the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators Index (before fees and expenses). BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said investor demand for exposure to digital assets is ...

CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... regulation, or third-party standard, guideline, or framework used to measure the portfolio-level ESG characteristic. Using an ESG index as a point of comparison isn't enough, the standards as managers to go further by disclosing progress towards ESG ...

Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Ninety One, formerly Investec Group, has launched a net zero index in response to ubiquitous net zero commitments from institutional investors, nations and companies. The Net Zero Sovereign Index will provide sovereign debt investors with an independently ...