Super funds deliver strong 2023 result

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Despite a challenging economic and geopolitical backdrop, super funds have delivered a strong calendar year result for their members with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in growth assets)... Read more continue reading

Macroscope: Long the yen against the euro

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Since 2021, major economic cycles have been out of sync, presenting macro investors with opportunities to capitalise on policy divergence. In August 2021, for instance, it became clear to us that... Read more continue reading

Bloom or bust? Unlocking transition finance to reduce biodiversity loss

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Finance can help unlock the deployment of existing technologies at the speed and scale needed to reduce biodiversity loss by 2030, according to UBS. In its white paper ‘Bloom or... Read more continue reading

Betashares Australian ETF Review: End year 2023

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“Changing of the guard” – a record year for ETF growth as unlisted funds falter The Australian ETF industry recorded its highest annual funds under management (FUM) increase in 2023.... Read more continue reading

Investing in the next big thing in AI

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Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, like ChatGPT and Bard, are the beginning of the next wave of computing. But investors should consider opportunities along the supply chain in order to make... Read more continue reading

Real assets produces stable income streams despite occasional capital value declines

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Zenith Investment Partners says the real assets sector produces stable income streams for investors and has, in a historical context, rarely produced negative total returns despite occasional capital value declines. As... Read more continue reading

Transition to clean energy to form a critical part of the investment strategy

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Markets are failing to factor in the speed of the transition to clean energy, says George Whiting, Head of Institutional & Retail Business Development for the Perennial Better Future Trust,... Read more continue reading

12 surprising charts for your Christmas stocking

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Chris Bedingfield from Quay Global Investors, shares 12 charts which look at some of the interesting trends in global real estate and what’s to come in 2024 and beyond. Chart... Read more continue reading

Surprise rise in property values dominate financial advice conversations on super strategies

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Bearish predictions about the Australian property market in 2023 have turned out to be wrong, with population growth and a short supply of housing pushing prices up, especially in capital... Read more continue reading

AustralianSuper increases Churchill Asset Management partnership to US$1.5 billion

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AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest superannuation fund, today announced it has increased the program size of its partnership with Churchill Asset Management, an investment specialist affiliate of Nuveen, to US$1.5 billion. The... Read more continue reading