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New hybrids ETF on Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... hybrids to be less volatile than equities. "Hybrids have been a popular choice for many investors over the last decade, producing returns that have been slightly less than equity markets, with much lower risk. Current margins of around 3% above the cash ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... weeks which, according to reports is due to concerns over further reduction cuts in Tangshan - China's top steel-producing city - under its anti-pollution plan. But akin to previous episodes, this is likely to be a pause rather than the beginning ...

Super fund appoints head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... held roles at CLSA, Macquarie and IBM. AEF chief investment officer David Macri said AEF has a long track record of producing above-market returns by specialising in responsible investment. "Investing in future-focused talent and technology will help ...

Best, worst investment ideas for 2021: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... keep up with the times. The company's competitors are a full generation ahead of Intel in server chip production, mass producing 5nm processors while Intel has still not shipped a 10nm server chip. Intel's failure to keep up with the times could see ...

Gender diversity has a way to go: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... of GEI board members are women while 61% have a chief diversity officer. These companies have 39% of women in revenue-producing roles. Bloomberg global head of sustainable finance solutions Patricia Torres said as businesses strive to maintain corporate ...

New MDA offering launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... creates opportunities. "Advisers often need to make adjustments to previous recommendations in a timely fashion and producing the relevant number of records of advice (RoAs) is costly and slows down this process both of which can be detrimental to the ...

Climate change-focused fund introduced

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... unconventional fossil fuels, Arctic oil and gas production or thermal coal electricity generation, and limits exposure to those producing oil and gas or gas-fired power generation. "The market failure to price in the consequences of climate change presents ...

Generation flags Ascalon closure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... with added income. Generation said the search for yield appears "unstoppable" and the market opportunity for income producing products with less risk is around $800 billion. The fund will have a tax rate of less than 10% and targeting flows outside the ...

AMP Capital bets on AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... when leaving home to work or shop." In addition, Lepore said the system will also consider the building occupancy when producing predictions, which he said was crucial given the current times. AMP Capital head of sustainability and platform operations ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... fortnight tax cut, millions on the JobKeeper program have seen their payment cut by at least $300 per fortnight. "Despite producing a grab-bag of headline-seeking announcements, the government expects another 160,000 Australians to be added to the jobless ...