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SPDR ETFs cut fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... international ETFs and two domestic sector ETFs and include cost reductions of between six and 14 basis points. First, The SPDR S&P World ex Australia Carbon Control Fund (WXOZ) annual management fee will fall by 12 basis points from 0.30% to 0.18%. ...

Plato launches net zero fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... egregious emitters." Incepted in September 2021, the strategy has so far achieved a return of 8.29%. Its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, has achieved 4.38%. "We know an average sized SMSF invested in the ASX 200 requires 3135 trees to get to net zero ...

US fund manager hires former Legg Mason executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... interesting. It's a very sophisticated market, and we acknowledge that, but we really think that our experience around the world can really come to bear in Australia, and in particular within the superannuation industry," she said at the time. Allspring ...

HSBC receives ESG accolades, criticism on same day

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... HSBC. HSBC acts as global coordinator and leads 27 banks in a $10 billion revolving credit facility to Saudi Aramco, the world's single biggest polluting company in terms of carbon emissions. HSBC has significant ties to Saudi Aramco, according to Market ...

Australians plough record cash into managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... both higher risk appetite and piles of ready cash on household balance sheets. They are not alone. Investors around the world have behaved in a similar way."

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... higher inflation. However, Bloxham notes Australia's inflation story appears to be different to the rest of the Western world. He thinks this should result in more gradual price increases here than elsewhere. "For the RBA, the CPI is not all that matters. ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... classes. J.P. Morgan has published the 2022 Alternatives Outlook which explores the investment case for alternatives amid a world of muted expected returns, historically low interest rates and elevated volatility. The report also provides a 12-to-18-month ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... and that triggers rampant inflation," Green said. "This is why most developing countries become reliant upon major 'first-world' currencies, such as the US dollar, to complete transactions. "However, reliance on another country's currency also comes ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... outlines the asset manager's expectations for continued strong global growth this year, and the view that developed world inflation will peak as ongoing demand and supply mismatches across the economy are resolved but remain elevated through the ...

Australia bucks concentration trend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
New research on equity markets from S&P shows the ASX 200 has become more diversified as markets around the world have become more concentrated. "We can analyse stock concentration at a high level by using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI). This ...