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BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
BlackRock partnered with a $23 billion superannuation fund to develop an ESG-focused global bond index fund. VicSuper has again partnered with the global fund manager, this time to develop a global bond index fund similar to the ESG Australian Bond ...

Pengana adds fee class for global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
The $97 million Pengana International Fund will now be available with a lower base fee and a performance fee structure, in response to adviser demand. Pengana has traditionally offered the fund to financial advisers at a flat 0.974% management fee per ...

Trustee firm adds executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... expansion. Glenn White, formerly senior business development manager at Australian Executor Trustees (now Sargon), has joined MSC Group as a director within its trustee services division. White served for more than 12 years at Australian Executor Trustees ...

Cooper Investors launches equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The $13.5 billion Melbourne equities boutique has launched its first fund in five years, after running the strategy internally for over two years with a 16% plus annualised gross return. Cooper Investors said its new Global Endowment Fund will hold ...

JP Morgan-linked ship in US $1bn drug bust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... linked to J.P. Morgan Asset Management has been the subject of a US $1 billion cocaine bust in the United States. The ship, MSC Gayane, is owned by a fund run by JP Morgan's asset management unit, according to CNN Business. JP Morgan Chase doesn't ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
As major indices increasingly broaden accessibility to Chinese equities, one emerging markets specialist argues investing in the country goes beyond index inclusion. The landmark move by MSCI last year opened the floodgates to the once-difficult-to-access ...

VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Australia's only exchange-traded fund to track S&P/ASX 200 companies which pay 100% franked dividends has changed its strategy. The VanEck Vectors S&P/ASX Franked Dividend ETF (ASX: FDIV) tracked an index that VanEck developed with S&P Dow Jones ...

Parametric bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Parametric announced three new hires - a new head of responsible investing, managing director of research and director of research. Gwen Le Berre will step into the lead responsible investing role, replacing Jennifer Sireklove who is now managing director ...

MSCI adds former Aberdeen Standard distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The former head of distribution for Aberdeen Standard Investments has taken on a leadership role with MSCI. Simone Bouch is now head of Australia and New Zealand client coverage at the research and technology provider. She will be responsible for growing ...

IRESS acquires market data firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Financial technology company IRESS is acquiring an international provider of market data and trading infrastructure. IRESS will pay up to €38.9 million for QuantHouse which provides more than 145 data feeds from exchanges and other data providers ...