Stewardship matters

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Martin Currie, a global active equity specialist and part of Franklin Templeton, has launched its recent edition of Stewardship Matters, which provides a regular review of Martin Currie’s work in... Read more continue reading

October brings buyback windfall for income investors

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The Commonwealth Bank and Woolworths have now completed their offmarket buybacks. CBA’s $6 billion transaction, completed October 4, enabled it to buy back approximately 67.7 million CBA shares. While the... Read more continue reading

Ardea Investment Management urges governments to rapidly scale up their climate ambition

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Ardea Investment Management (Ardea) is among a record number of signatories to a joint global investor statement calling on governments to urgently ramp up their efforts to address the climate... Read more continue reading

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