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Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... processes if they choose." BlackRock said the voting choice options will first be available to institutional clients invested in index strategies, within institutional separate accounts globally and certain pooled funds managed by BlackRock in the U.S. ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and attractive small cap valuations relative to large caps." The fund is benchmarked to the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Net ($AUD) Index, and the minimum suggested time frame for investment is at least five years. Gurwich noted that as the global economy continues ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... articles. VanEck launched the Vectors Global Clean Energy ETF (ASX: CLNE) in March. CLNE track the S&P Global Clean Energy Index, and has returned 10.76% since inception. "The demand for clean, green energy and the inevitable transition away from scarce ...

SSGA hires from CareSuper for APAC ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund and switch to tracking the Dow Jones Global Select ESG Real Estate Securities Index which uses the GRESB real estate ESG assessment.

Evolution Mining commits to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... performing Australian mining companies for corporate sustainability in the annual assessment of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Australia, has issued its fourth sustainability report, which provides greater detail on how the company will work to reduce ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... October, but the strong performance of the ESG sector is dwarfed by the performance of the top performing product - a crude oil index ETF that returned 132% in that same time span, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information 's most ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... for style bias and found that these products "are more biased towards 'quality' companies than to an official ESG index. In international equities, ESG products are more likely to be biased to an ESG index. In both cases the products were heavily ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ESG Fund and switch to tracking the Dow Jones Global Select ESG Real Estate Securities Index which uses the GRESB real estate ESG assessment. Meanwhile, WEMG will change its name to the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Carbon ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... philosophy," Drennan said. "If you look at European ETFs where they're more advanced, about half of what's going to index funds is going to those with some sort of ESG overlay attached to them. We're also seeing increased green bonds issued ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... September 2021, total exchange traded product FUM was $125.3 billion dollars, of which active ETFs represent $25.8 billion. Index ETFs represent $83.9 billion and smart beta strategies represent $15.6 billion.