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Leadership changes at Vanguard Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... Pennsylvania to take up the role of global head of investment product. Burns is currently the head of Vanguard's Equity Index Group for Asia-Pacific, based in Melbourne. He will retain oversight of the Equity Index Group in addition to assuming the ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Challenger Life has updated its annuities offering with a range of market-linked options in an attempt to overcome longevity risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant ...

Resolution Capital adds infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... success to date and will again underpin this new strategy." The fund will track the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index (AUD) Net TRI. Its objective is to exceed the benchmark's total return after fees over three years. It can invest in ...

Soul Patts finalises merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... transition to WHSP. In a June presentation, WHSP said the increase in its market capitalisation will potentially increase its index participation, further diversify current holdings, and give it additional liquidity to pursue investment opportunities ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
... spending. This has spurred sharp increases in commodity prices from aluminium, to oil, to copper. The S&P/GSCI commodity price index has rallied by 146.2% from its April 2020 low to the end of September this year. You call that a rally? This is a rally. ...

Loomis Sayles lists active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
Loomis Sayles launched its unlisted global equity strategy on the ASX today as an active exchange-traded fund. The Loomis Sayles Global Equity Fund (ASX: LSGE) is a separate class of units in the unlisted Loomis Sayles Global Equity Fund. The latter ...

FTSE Russell launches new ESG indexes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... on the FTSE Russell US equity benchmarks, the Russell 1000, Russell 2000, and Russell 3000 indexes. Additionally, the new index series contains two sub-groups: Russell ESG Screened Target Exposure Indexes and Russell ESG Enhanced Target Exposure Indexes. ...

Vanguard cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... ETF will be reduced from 0.24% to 0.19% and 0.20% to 0.15% respectively. The Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index fund will see fees reduced from 0.29% to 0.24% and the ETF from 0.26% to 0.20%. "Keeping costs low on our broadly diversified ...

MFS Investment Management launches new trust

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... inefficiencies and opportunities reside in the small mid-cap equity sector due to its depth. The MSCI All Country World Small Mid Cap Index comprises 7500 names. Narrow this to 100 securities using a disciplined, repeatable process that draws on the ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... approach to welfare spending and public housing. Miller recently completed the Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index for the Actuaries Institute which sought to understand the impact of the environment, housing, education, economics and ...