Super funds post a solid quarter despite September weakness

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Super funds experienced their first negative month in a year with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in growth assets) losing 1% in September as share markets retreated. Despite... Read more continue reading

The rise of regionalisation offers risks and rewards

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Investors looking for opportunities in global markets need to pay attention to the post-COVID shift from globalisation to regionalisation, as countries take steps to secure their supply chains and protect... Read more continue reading

Australia’s largest life insurers unite to provide confidence to customers and the community around COVID-19 vaccinations

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Australia’s largest life insurers – AIA Australia, ClearView, MetLife, MLC Life Insurance, Resolution Life, TAL and Zurich – have announced they are joining forces in support of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination... Read more continue reading

ETF Securities taps the fintech revolution

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The marriage of financial services and technology – fintech – has been a huge source of business innovation in recent years, creating many highly successful disruptors. With the rise of... Read more continue reading

Australian ETF industry sees best quarter on record as investors tap into global equity markets

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The Australian ETF industry saw its strongest quarter on record with A$9 billion in cash flows, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Vanguard.... Read more continue reading

Don’t fear the taper

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As vaccination rates increase around the world and we (hopefully) return to some normality in our daily lives, world economies appear to be stabilising. Economic output is near or above... Read more continue reading

Dimensional launches ESG separately managed accounts

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Australians wanting a one-stop, low-cost, sustainable and systematic investment solution now can access model portfolios from Dimensional Fund Advisors via separately managed accounts (SMAs) available through Macquarie Wrap. Dimensional, a... Read more continue reading

Bell Asset Management’s ESG milestone

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Bell Asset Management (BAM) has announced that the UBAM – Bell Global SMID Cap Equity Fund has attained Article 8 classification under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The... Read more continue reading

Impact alpha – emerging trends in SDG aligned impact investing

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Introduction The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 objectives for improving human society and ecological sustainability adopted by the United Nations in 2015. They cover a broad spectrum of sustainability topics, ranging... Read more continue reading

Stewart Investors’ Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund reduces fees by 60 per cent

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Stewart Investors Sustainable Funds Group has reduced the management fee of its Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund for Australian investors by over 60 per cent, from 1.15 per cent to 0.45... Read more continue reading