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Federal Reserve raises rates 0.75%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
The US Federal Reserve has raised its policy interest rate by 75 basis points, flagging ongoing increases will be necessary to bring inflation down to target. Following the central bank's decision, the federal funds rate benchmark sits between 3.75% ...

Lack of transparency hindering access to financial services: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has revealed the results of its 2022 Financial Transparency and Inclusion Report, which surveyed banks, insurers and non-bank financial institutions across 13 countries and regions. According to the report, 69% of respondents ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
The US Senate has passed the Democrats' $1.07 trillion bill which aims to tackle inflation by lowering the deficit and everyday expenses for working families. Following the Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden said: "I ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares, index investment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
BlackRock has named Jason Collins as its head of iShares and index investments for the Australian and New Zealand region, effective immediately. The new role encompasses BlackRock's iShares and index investments business. The duties will be in addition ...

Superhero board signs former ASIC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Former ASIC chair James Shipton has joined the board of Superhero. The trading platform, which launched in September 2020, has close to 200,000 investors and rolled out zero brokerage US share trading as well as its flagship superannuation offering. ...

BlackRock launches ESG model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
BlackRock has introduced a range of ESG model portfolios covering a range of risk profiles, saying it is making sustainability more affordable. The iShares ESG Model Portfolios apply a multi-asset strategy and invest in iShares ETFs and BlackRock index ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on ensuring the responsible development of digital assets, in a move that has seen the price of Bitcoin jump. Signed overnight, the executive order outlines the first whole-of-government strategy ...

Moomoo launches down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
As of tomorrow, Australian investors will be able to trade all shares and ETFs on Australian and US stock exchanges with the launch of global digital investment platform Moomoo. Access to Hong Kong, Singapore and China Connect exchanges are expected ...

Australian Ethical launches first ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
The active ETF is now available on Cboe Australia, the rebranded Chi-X. The Australian Ethical High Conviction Fund ETF is a portfolio of 25 to 35 ASX300 companies that meet the manager's Ethical Charter. It was listed today on the Cboe Australia ...