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Growth assets drive recovery for super in latest quarter: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... growth assets, the leading options benefited most from the sharp second-quarter rebound in global equities, where the MSCI World Index rose 12.46%, led by the US and, above all, technology stocks on renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and ...

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... 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 to around 300 companies across developed markets in a single portfolio. ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... by Invesco Quantitative Strategies (IQS). The actively managed fund aims to deliver 1% p.a., before fees, above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, with a targeted tracking error of 1.5% to 2% p.a. It invests in a diversified portfolio of 400 to 550 global ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... emerging markets were close to a full recovery. In 2025 and over a 20-year run, emerging markets have outperformed the MSCI World Index by 10.6% p.a. and 1.4% p.a. respectively. The energy crisis has spurred the urgency for emerging economies to commit ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... 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, this works out to be 14% p.a. and 5.26% p.a. respectively. On top of these, J. P. Morgan Asset ...

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 ...

Betashares, VanEck add to product lineups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Vynokur said. GTUM's index, the Solactive Developed Markets Ex Australia Momentum Select Index, has outperformed the MSCI World ex Australia Index by 3.14% p.a. from its inception in January 2011 to end December 2025. Meantime, VanEck plans to launch ...

ETF Shares reduces management fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... strongest performing index ETFs in Australia since its launch in May and has outperformed the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and the MSCI World," Man said. "As the fund continues to scale, we are pleased to pass those efficiencies directly back to investors." Man ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... quantitative insights with perspectives from a network of fundamental investors. It is distributed annually and tracks the MSCI World Ex Australia NR AUD index. It currently contains $40.6 million in net asset value and is priced at $5.61 per share. ...
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