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Betashares launches ETF amid smart beta surge

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... $50 billion by the end of the year. The Betashares Global Fundamental Value ETF (ASX: GVAL) tracks the FTSE Developed Markets Select ex Australia Fundamental Value Index, comprising up to 750 companies, and implements a "full replication" strategy, investing ...

IFM looks offshore for renewable lending opportunities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... risk, enforcement risk as a lender going into [emerging] markets needs to be addressed upfront. "Whereas in developed markets, there's a broad understanding that there's a set system, it works. We don't need to deal with that as an early ...

Super funds risk market concentration in US: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... problem for institutional investors. Research from Scientific Beta found even in an index of 1400 stocks across developed markets, 25% is now represented by just 10 stocks, including tech names Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet. "Historically ...

Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... investment professionals in Australia, as well as advisers the US and Europe, active ETF demand is moving beyond developed markets, sitting highest for multi-assets (51%), emerging markets (49%) and thematic strategies (47%), despite current use being ...

AllianceBernstein launches emerging markets active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... development of artificial intelligence, arguing the investment opportunity was often viewed too narrowly through developed markets. The strategy applies AB's 'quantamental' approach, combing fundamental research with quantitative risk management. "Our ...

Evans and Partners uplifts MDA offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... indices, factor index strategies, ESG strategies and other thematics. Flagship equity benchmarks include the World, Developed Markets and Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Indices, as well as the Bloomberg 500 (B500) Index.

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Mid-Cap ETF (ASX: ISMD), offering Australian investors low-cost exposure to small- and mid-cap companies across developed markets outside Australia. The new exchange-traded fund tracks the MSCI World ex Australia SMID Cap Select Index, providing exposure ...

VanEck switches to AI-powered index

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... uses AI to select international stocks. On the day, GOAT will change from tracking the existing Morningstar Developed Markets ex-Australia Wide Moat Focus Select Index to the Akros Enhanced World ex Australia Index. The index was developed by VanEck ...

Mercer cuts mandates for Global Listed Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... to global listed property securities utilising an active, multi-manager approach. It invests predominantly in developed markets but may also have an allocation to property securities in emerging markets. Based in Iowa, US, Principal AM has US$577.9 billion ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... with the role the government plays," he said. More importantly, Treves said, it would be amiss to believe that developed markets are immune to governance issues and shortcomings. "I've been doing this job for 30 years, and many of the biggest corporate ...
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