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US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... expected to be "significantly higher." Equable noted the initial market reaction to the new tariff regime, a universal minimum rate on imports and higher rates on select countries, has hit public markets the hardest, however, losses have occurred in ...

Russell Investments, Reach Alts team up to expand private market access

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... inflation-linked returns and stable long-term cash flows. It's now available on the Reach Alts platform. The fund has a minimum investment of $25,000 and offers quarterly redemptions, in line with quarterly asset valuations, following a one-year lock-up ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... 4%." On the education front, students will see a 20% cut to all student loan debts, and the government will raise the minimum repayment threshold and reduce repayment rates. On healthcare, the maximum price for a PBS script will be cut from $31.60 to ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... clauses, including across industries like childcare and construction. It follows a Competition Review by Treasury that found minimum wage workers were being sued by former employers or threatened with legal action if they tried to switch jobs. The government ...

New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... the Asia-Pacific region. The evergreenfund is seeking to raise $10 million from Australian wholesale investors, with a minimum investment of $20,000. The proceeds will be used to guarantee and de-risk loans from lenders supporting female-led businesses ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... with new naming guidelines, instituted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The guidelines introduce minimum thresholds on the proportion of sustainable investments based on the specific ESG terms used in a fund name; the terms being ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... the range of plausible outcomes in the near-term, leading us to trim our equity overweight and re-introduce the World Minimum Volatility factor as a way to stay invested, while managing risk in the portfolio." Australian equities appear to be a potential ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... demonstrate cost-effective pathways to positively influence carbon outcomes. Each project will be required to feature minimum standards related to operational energy efficiency and embodied carbon, as well as meeting additional requirements around physical ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... "This would boost retirees' incomes by up to 25% compared to solely drawing on an account-based pension at legislated minimum rates. And it would ensure that the bulk of retirees' incomes, irrespective of their super balances, would be guaranteed to ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... strong capital management. The strategies will have a medium-to-long-term horizon of over five years and will require a minimum initial investment fee of $1500 at $1.50 per 1000 shares. Its capital raising is limited to $510 million, with $180 million ...