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New starter at GCQ Funds

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... pricing-power of marquee companies. The firm said its portfolio's net return for January was 6.4% compared to the MSCI World AUD index, which was 2.4% for the month. Returns were broad-based, with a meaningful contribution from Richmond Amazon, Visa ...

PIMCO hires former Global X sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... director since 2018. Global X ETFs has added to its suite of products with an ETF fund that tracks the Russell 2000 Capped Index. The firm is a member of South Korea-based Mirae Asset Financial Group and features over 90 ETF strategies and more than ...

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... shift, GFANZ has paused work related to its consultations in other areas such as nature in net-zero transition planning and index investing," it said in a statement to FS Sustainability. The group said it "remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting ...

ESG inflows defy global trends

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... value, over a quarter of US market capitalisation and equivalent to the total stock markets of Europe and the UK combined. Index tracking equity funds saw inflows of $26.9 billion while $21.5 billion was withdrawn from actively managed counterparts. ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... large-blend equity funds was 20.7% in 2024 - compared to 21.5% for conventional funds and 24.1% for the Morningstar US Market Index. US sustainable funds were shaken by the political climate, said Bioy. "In a critical election year, the backlash against ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... portfolio manager for public markets strategy. Castles has a strong background in portfolio management, specifically with equity index and equity quantitative products, having spent over a decade in similar roles at First Sentier Investors' quant ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... investors, this collaboration showcases how climate, sustainability and financial objectives can be combined in a custom index with low tracking error, low turnover and low cost," Robeco head of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Stephen Dennis said. ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... league tables. It returned 8.7% over the three years to November 2024, and 24.4% over 12 months. Tracking the MSCI World Index, the option excludes nuclear energy and uranium, old growth forest logging, tobacco, weapons, and banks and new fossil fuel ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... which do not include a screen that applies to social media platforms. Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF, and Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index have holdings in Meta. The Dimensional Global Sustainability ...