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Millennial super products still just hype

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... receive they nevertheless make up a very small portion of the superannuation market," Rainmaker research associate Ben Russell wrote in the note. "The segment however remains more known for its intentions than actual market footprint... As a result this ...

Chief economist update: US recession in the offing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... 25%. This sent US equities lower the next day and last trading day of May - Dow (1.41%), S&P 500 (1.32%), Nasdaq (1.51%), Russell 2000 (1.35%). Meanwhile, 10-year US bond yields closed at 2.14% - the lowest since January this year - and the VIX index ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... and down, but the S&P 500 index has fallen by 2.1% since May 10 when the trade war reignited; the Nasdaq by 3.4% and the Russell 2000 index by 4.6% The decline in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices are understandable because the companies that make up the ...

Vanguard launches ETF, appoints new lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... take its picks from the FTSE Developed All-Cap Index which includes large, small and mid-caps in developed markers and Russell 3000 Index which includes 3000 largest listed companies in the US and small and mid-cap companies. The portfolio manager will ...

Super fund investment chief departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... experience includes working as a chief investment officer at Forte Investment Advisors and senior research analyst at Russell Investments. Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards thanked Lundy for his services over the last eight years. "The bringing together of ...

New fund to invest in low-carbon Aussie stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... new fund to invest in ASX-listed companies that have a lower exposure to carbon emissions and fossil fuel companies. The Russell Investments Low Carbon Australian Shares Fund will use the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index as a starting point. It then applies ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... action has had a positive market response. The Dow's up 1.8%; S&P 500's up 1.6%, the Nasdaq's up 2.2% and the Russell 2000's up 1.1%. Optimism is back! This is sure to reverberate around the globe, triggering rebounds in consumer spending ...

Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... indices, a move that was well-received by global investors seeking improved access to Chinese stocks. In the same year FTSE Russell announced it promoted China A-Shares to emerging market status. From June 2019, they will be included in FTSE Russell's ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... companies benchmarked against the Index Industry Association (IIA) estimate of 3.3 million indices - about 70 times more. FTSE Russell managing director of global markets research Philip Lawlor says the role of the index provider is changing shape rapidly ...