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Janus Henderson launches global equities active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
... (ASX: JGBL) has been listed on the ASX, offering investors access to a strategy that seeks to outperform the MSCI World Index while keeping overall market, country and sector exposures broadly aligned with the benchmark. Rather than replicate index weightings ...

Brighter Super expands indexed investment suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... investment options. Brighter Super said. The Indexed International Shares follows a weighted combination of the MSCI World Index in Australian dollars, with 20% hedged and 80% unhedged exposure, while the local strategy is designed to perform in line ...

Munro Partners launches active global equities strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... growth trends underappreciated and mispriced, Munro said. It aims to achieve a greater return than against the MSCI World Index Total Return Net NZD before fees over a rolling five-year period and will be managed by Munro Partners chief investment officer ...

Growth assets drive recovery for super in latest quarter: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... 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 semiconductor ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... 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 and take ...

Global X expands GARP suite with fresh ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Following the launch of its first Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP) ETF over 12 months ago, Global X has launched a second one. The Global X S&P Australia GARP ETF (ASX: GRPA) provides "smarter" exposure to Australian equities that blends growth and ...

WAM eyes Platinum LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... seeks market mispricing opportunities. In the 2025 financial year, WGB's assets rose 19.4%, outperforming the MSCI World Index (AUD) which rose 18.5%. PMC said its board is "currently taking steps to call the extraordinary general meeting requisitioned ...

CFS taps JPMAM for private equity push

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... proud of the platform we have built, and since 2008 the PEG team has generated direct alpha comfortably above the MSCI World Index on a net of fees basis." JPMAM yesterday announced that it joined forces with Commonwealth Private to launch Private Wealth ...

Schroders expands active ETF suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... management." "The strategy has demonstrated strong long-term performance, consistently outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI World Index. We have generated returns consistently in 20 out of 25 years, delivering close to 1% outperformance (composite ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... various assets, indicates that due to the "extreme valuation" of US equities and their dominant 70% share of the MSCI World Index, investors in conventional global market cap indices shouldn't expect higher returns for taking on greater risk. This outlook ...
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