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MLC Super overhauls fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... Unit Trust. For example, administration fees for MLC MasterKey Investment Service for the MLC Vanguard Australian Share Index Fund also dropped from 1.13% p.a. to 0.72% p.a. All other investment options' admin fees reduced from 1.35% to 0.94% p.a. ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... anticipating a slowdown prior to the pandemic. Among the few winners from the pandemic have been investors with assets on long or index-linked leases, or who have provided debt for these properties, particularly those occupied by social housing or healthcare-related ...

Morningstar's conviction weakened on BlackRock fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... are some notable sector biases. Materials and financial services are large underweightings compared with the broad market index," she said. But Zaychuck has concerns over the exposure to Kogan said investors should be aware that as assets grow these ...

Chief economist update: More money for reimposed lockdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... (expectations were for £100 billion addition) - but kept the Bank Rate steady at 0.10%. Money and more money sent the FTSE-100 index to a near three-week high. The BOE's decision factored in renewed restrictions that are expected to in place for ...

Pengana shutters income-focused fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... earnings yields of at least 6% per annum. The returns have been below the RBA cash rate as well as the ASX 300 Accumulation Index. The fund's one year returns at September end were -13.23% (compares to ASX 300's -9.96%). Since inception to September ...

BetaShares tinkers with ETF lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... to 100% growth assets. The fees will be 19 bps. Lastly, the BetaShares FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 ETF (ASX: QUS) will change its index from FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 Index to the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index. The fees will be 0.29%. "The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index ...

Super funds overlook VC potential

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Superannuation funds' shift to low-cost exchange-traded products is potentially at the detriment of startups and the potential upside for the local economy. This is according to Stoic Venture Capital partner Geoff Waring, who said local startups ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint expectations, showing just how low it can go. The All Ordinaries index jumped by 1.9% following the RBA's Melbourne Cup Day board meeting on November 3, with big capitalisation stocks - Top ...

Perpetual rejigs WealthFocus fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... shares, alternatives and diversified funds. In fixed income, the fee changes include Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index (1.33% to 0.49%), Bentham Global Income (1.68% to 0.92%), OnePath Diversified Fixed Interest (1.59% to 0.84%) and four others. ...

Spaceship delivers for millennials

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... 10 super funds were retail funds and the rest were not-for-profit funds. Elsewhere in the report, Rainmaker's MySuper index returned its first negative financial year return since the Global Financial Crisis of -0.90% at the end of FY20. The index ...