Global equities and fixed income the most popular fund launches

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The latest 100 funds launched by Australia’s leading responsible entity provider, Equity Trustees, have shown global equities remain the most popular funds for local investors. The 100 research which examines... Read more continue reading

New APRA performance benchmark gives super funds greater choice in infrastructure assets

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Maple-Brown Abbott welcomes Treasury’s decision to adjust the Australian and international listed infrastructure APRA performance benchmark[1], agreeing that the adjusted benchmark better represents the asset class and provides superannuation funds with greater... Read more continue reading

Australian investors still expect double digit investment returns despite new market environment

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Australian investors remain positive about their finances despite stubborn inflation, a looming recession, and last year’s stock market losses, according to a global survey of 8,550 individual investors by Natixis... Read more continue reading

Getting older, living longer – Australia’s retirement landscape (part one)

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After 30 years of little to no innovation in retirement income strategies in Australia, the new world is looking positively different. In this first of a three-part series, Allianz Retire+... Read more continue reading

2023 Midyear market outlook: After a tough year 2022, financial markets remain challenged by multiple threats

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T. Rowe Price released its outlook for global financial markets in the second half of 2023 which suggests a reluctantly bearish view for the short term, with more room for... Read more continue reading

Women and younger Australians help lift numbers of adult investors across the nation to a record 10.2 million

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There are now more Australian female investors than ever before, according to the ASX Australian Investor Study 2023 released on Tuesday. The study also found that young Australians are continuing to... Read more continue reading

Active management

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We are surrounded by research, data and commentary that seldom looks beyond an investment horizon of between one to three years. The benchmark or index, of course, does not take... Read more continue reading

SMSF members brace themselves for change

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Trustees and members of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) should expect the regulatory framework of the investment structure to be under continual reform, according to HLB Mann Judd superannuation partner, Mitchell... Read more continue reading

Robeco backs Asia Pacific equities despite market concerns in US, Europe

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There is a long-term opportunity for investors to gain exposure to Asia Pacific equities given low absolute and relative valuations which are being obscured by geopolitical and interest rate concerns.... Read more continue reading

Macroscope: Opportunity knocks when investors lose faith

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An investor recently recalled asking an older colleague in late 2000 when the right time would be to buy the NASDAQ. His answer, which turned out to be broadly correct:... Read more continue reading