Fidelity International launches global long short fund in Australia

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Fidelity International has launched the Fidelity Global Long Short Fund in Australia, managed by London based Portfolio Manager Dmitry Solomakhin. The actively managed global equities fund adopts a long short strategy and... Read more continue reading

The value of advice – appropriate asset allocation

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Advisers are never more important than during periods of significant change. As the macro backdrop continues to evolve and volatility reigns, the need for advice and reassurance of clients is... Read more continue reading

ESG factors increasingly drive investment decision-making

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Russell Investments has released results from its ninth-annual ESG Manager Survey, which offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of ESG practices within the investment management industry. Results from this year’s... Read more continue reading

Revised ATO deduction methods catch WFH taxpayers off-guard

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Employees working from home (WFH) need to familiarise themselves with new changes introduced by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on calculation methods for claiming tax deductions, according to HLB Mann... Read more continue reading

Boral investors urge it to stay the course on green transition

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Australian Ethical Investment is leading a group of high-profile investors that have written to Boral’s board of directors urging it not to turn its back on its 1.5-degree Paris-aligned emissions... Read more continue reading

Responsible underwriting 2.0, creating trust, affordability, and claims confidence

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Introducing responsible underwriting 2.0 When viewed from a technical perspective, it is tempting to characterise life insurance as revolving almost entirely around the interplay between product design, pricing, underwriting and... Read more continue reading

Signs of stabilisation in China after an underwhelming reopening

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While China is facing an economic slowdown, and consumer and business confidence has weakened, signs of stabilisation could point to more positive signs ahead supporting a potential outperformance of the... Read more continue reading

Super funds retreat in September but still on pace for a positive CY23 return

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Super funds retreated in September as investment markets reacted nervously to the prospect of a sustained period of higher interest rates, with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in... Read more continue reading

Separation surge, super and pensions: what’s top of mind for advisers

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When clients separate, advisers face an ethics-related question: can they advise one or both? How can advisers manage a conflict of interest? Since the COVID pandemic, BT’s Technical Services team... Read more continue reading

BlackRock iShares to launch low-cost gold ETF in the Australian market

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BlackRock Australia has announced its intent to launch the iShares Physical Gold ETF (ASX: GLDN) priced at 0.18%. The launch of GLDN furthers BlackRock’s commitment to broaden the local iShares... Read more continue reading