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Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Australian investors are flocking to ETFs that allow them to short the ASX200 and the S&P 500 amid the stock market correction, doubling their assets since start of the year. The ASX 200 and S&P 500 had both lost over 20% from the start of the year ...

HUB24 also in line at Sargon

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
HUB24 is owed about $4 million by Sargon subsidiaries, joining the group's other secured creditors OneVue, Westpac and Taiping Trustees. The eight companies, which include businesses like Diversa Trustees and CCSL, collectively have about $154 million ...

Future Fund property head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... at December end. "Stewart was instrumental in the development of a property portfolio with exposures across Australia, the USA and Europe and combining bespoke joint ventures, partnerships and more traditional fund exposures," the fund said. "Stewart ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
New technologies such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, blockchain and the internet of things (IoT) are set to radically transform and disrupt markets and economies. That's according to the latest research from KPMG and the Australian National ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Sustainable Global Equity Fund Pengana International Fund - Ethical Opp Responsible Investment Leaders Int Share UBS IQ MSCI USA Ethical ETF UBS IQ MSCI World Ethical ETF INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES - ACTIVE CORE Arrowstreet Global Equity Fund Bell Global ...

Industry still shy of flat dollar fees: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
A report from Frontier Advisors suggests superannuation funds and investment managers are still not comfortable with flat dollar fees. The report, titled 'Managing costs and aligning interests: A decade on', written by director Fiona Trafford-Walker ...

No plan to cut out advisers: SPDR chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
State Street's global chair for its ETF business says it will continue to be anchored to adviser-led distribution in Australia and not seek to launch a direct-to-consumer push. Visiting Australia last week, SPDR Global chair Jim Ross said it was ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Australia's high net worth investors are looking for more from their wealth advisers, including broader access to alternatives. The 2019 Powerwrap and Investment Trends HNW Investor Report shows 58% of HNWs have unmet advice needs, an increase of four ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... DOWN, while at the same time substantially lengthening the term. We have the great currency, power, and balance sheet..." "The USA should always be paying the lowest rate. No Inflation! It is only the naivete of Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve that ...

Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA. I will be responding to China's Tariffs this afternoon. This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States." Upping ...