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Dividends up but share buybacks fall: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... in 2023. Companies in Asia Pacific ex-Japan were the least likely to conduct buyback programmes, Janus Henderson said. The big year-on-year reduction (down 40%) mainly reflected lower share buybacks by Australia's large banks, more than offsetting increases ...

First Sentier axes investment units, AUM takes $14bn hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
First Sentier Investors (FSI) is shuttering four investment teams, seeing the exit of 30 professionals by the end of the year and the loss of about $14 billion in assets under management. The investment manager this morning announced that its locally ...

Mine Super cuts fees, updates investment options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
Mine Super is reducing the administration fees members pay next month as it moves forward with its merger with TWUSUPER. Effective May 20, the industry fund said administration fees will be lowered 25% from $52 to $39 per year for super members due ...

$53bn added to ETF market over 12 months

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024
... continued to gain ground over the first quarter, reaching record highs, mainly thanks to the impressive returns from some of the big US technology stocks." DeSanctis said it was no surprise many Australian investors had been using international ETFs ...

Global X adds new AI ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... Global X Artificial Intelligence ETF (ASX: GXAI) on the ASX today. GXAI, which tracks the Indxx Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Index, focuses specifically on investing in companies along the AI value chain, including those involved in generative ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
Foreign investors are feeling particularly optimistic about Australia, according to Kearney's Global Business Policy Council's 2024 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (FDICI). The survey, which reflects investor sentiment regarding foreign direct ...

Mercer Super recruits growth lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
A senior J.P. Morgan sales executive and relationship manager has joined Mercer Super Trust as its growth lead. In the new role, Stuart Raynes will support the super fund's growing corporate super and clients business. "Stuart's appointment ...

Indigenous communities reunited with $25m in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... recovered on behalf of First Nations Australians that took part in the foundation's Financial Wellness Week, previously known as Big Super Day Out. "The combined success of the previous Big Super Day Out initiative and Financial Wellness Week highlights ...

BlackRock's Fink signals a tough road ahead for future retirees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... current workers, those still saving for retirement, and those already retired. However, first, it's crucial to look at the big picture and assess the issue (demographics) for the population as a whole. "Today, demographics have completely unravelled ...

Why BlackRock is taking a risk-on view

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... said inflation pushing higher again in 2025 could challenge its stance. "Persistent inflation pressures from mega forces, or big structural shifts we see driving returns, also call for a higher neutral rate - the interest rate that neither stokes nor ...
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