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VanEck launches new Australian equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
VanEck has launched the MSCI Australian Quality Plus ETF (ASX: AQTY), dubbing it the first Australian equity ETF using an "optimised methodology". VanEck said AQTY was developed to address the structural challenges of the Australian share market. The ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... example, dropped nearly 20% in early March only to unwind most of the losses in April. Interestingly, March year-to-date MSCI figures show that emerging markets were close to a full recovery. In 2025 and over a 20-year run, emerging markets have outperformed ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... amid weakened demand for the USD and blue chips like the Magnificent Seven becoming expensive. At the performance level, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has delivered about 44% p.a. in the year to April, while the MSCI World returned 28% p.a. Year-to-date ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... globally. This includes mandates linked to several of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Benchmarking against MSCI World ex Australia Index, the strategy will typically hold between 250 and 500 stocks selected through a systematic and data ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... developed-market equities, with an active dividend rotation strategy targeting monthly income distributions and tracks the MSCI World ex Australia Net Returns Unhedged Index, Plato said. The launch of PGI2 is in response to increasing demand for income ...

Australian ETF market surges to record $346bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... market capitalisation continues to be broad-based equity exposures, including Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (VAS), Vanguard MSCI index international Shares ETF (VAS), Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) and iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV). ...

Lazard AM launches emerging market fund to retail sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... since 2011. The fund invests in regions such as China, Taiwan, Indonesia, India and Brazil and is benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Some of its holdings include TSMC, Samsung, Alibaba, Petrobras and MediaTek. "We believe this fund ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... Vanguard's most popular ETF Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) reported around $880 million of inflows during the quarter. Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) remained Australia's second-largest ETF product, with over $537 million ...

ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... March has been its Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS), reporting around $822 million of inflows, followed by the Vanguard MSCI International Shares ETF (VGS) at approximately $505 million. Year to date inflows for both index funds sit at approximately ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... time, it had $25.1 million in funds under management. Since its March 2021 inception the fund returned 14.30% against the MSCI All Country World Index (AUD) return of 83.09%. One class of the fund's units was 'Recommended' by Zenith in 2023. ...
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