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Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... 4.8%, which is the lowest annual rise since August 2021. Rent prices are up from 7.6% in the prior month, as the rental market remains tight, while electricity prices rose 12.7% and gas 12.9% in the 12 months to August, reflecting increases in wholesale ...

New fund targets 'blue chips of tomorrow'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... from the fund, citing the fact the small cap index is currently trading at a material divergence from the broader market index in terms of valuation over a rolling five-year period. Typically, this precedes periods of strong returns by small cap funds ...

Betashares carves slice of superannuation pie

CHLOE WALKER, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... helping Australians meet their wealth creation goals." "Over the course of the past 12 years, Betashares has developed a market-leading position in the Australian ETF industry, helping democratise investing by expanding choice, lowering costs and improving ...

No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
Despite a price correction since the highs of 2020 and 2021, Sydney's housing market remains overvalued but is not at risk of a bubble, says UBS. The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index ranks Sydney at 16th of 25 international cities in terms of housing ...

Betashares expands fixed income range

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... well-diversified portfolio. "Our expanded range of US Treasury ETFs will allow investors to gain exposure to more parts of the market that have traditionally been harder to access." Between January and August this year, cash and fixed income ETFs have ...

ARK Invest acquires European ETF issuer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... Europe, the UK, and new markets globally. Existing Rize ETF products will continue but adopt the 'ARK' prefix and feature 'Index' in their name. ARK also doesn't plan any changes to its current management team. "The Rize ETF founders, which have been ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... North platform." North recently partnered with Sandstone Insights to provide advisers research on ASX stocks and equity market commentary.

Perpetual shutters innovation fund, Pendal funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... of the broader Perpetual Group, to ensure we have a range of differentiated and competitive offerings in the Australian market, that we believe will deliver the best outcomes for our clients," a spokesperson said. "To ensure all investors in the fund ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... billion more than a passive, index-linked strategy would have achieved," he said. "These active returns, together with the market returns achieved, mean that the Super Fund has earned $41.6 billion more for New Zealand than the cost to the government ...

Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... in management fees. The fund is primarily a defensive, low volatility strategy that is benchmark unaware and has a low market beta of less than 0.5. Wheelhouse managing director and portfolio manager Alastair MacLeod said genuine diversification has ...