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HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... growth investment option, which most of the industry fund's one million members are invested in, was buoyed by strong equity market performance, bolstered by solid corporate profits and a sharp rebound in technology stocks. Despite these gains, interest ...

AustralianSuper posts solid return for FY23

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... said that the fund achieved a strong result despite economic challenges and key unlisted asset write-downs. "Investment market returns have been better than we expected and economic growth has proved relatively resilient with consumer spending holding ...

Global X launches commodities ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... fund while capturing the performance of the entire commodities asset class for investors. "Doing so can help reduce both market and idiosyncratic risks of individual commodities and avoids investors having to try to pick winners in a crowded field," ...

ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... equity sectors, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) handed in a 10% return for its balanced option following a bumper share market revival. The Super Savings Balanced, which most of the ART's 2.2 million members are invested in, benefitted from equity ...

Cbus delivers strong returns, grapples property headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... Cbus pivoted slightly towards retail property, resulting in a deliberate underweight status in office space compared to the index. The fund acquired stakes in Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast and Macquarie Centre in Sydney. Cbus has also been "more focused" ...

Inflation drops to 5.6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... this is that the easier part of the disinflation process, that is, the parts largely related to pandemic and commodity market disruptions, are now coming through in the numbers, but the stickier parts of inflation are still yet to fade." Nevertheless ...

MSCI ponders reclassifying Nigeria, Egypt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
MSCI is consulting with industry as to whether Nigeria should be reclassified as a Standalone Market, while considering doing the same for Egypt. MSCI announced it will continue to consult with market participants on potentially reclassifying the MSCI ...

Investors trust ChatGPT for advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... advice, flagging they will lean on artificial intelligence as their trusted adviser in the future. According to the Investor Index study of 1100 UK investors with a minimum of £10,000 ($19k) investible funds, 73% think that ChatGPT is reliable for financial ...

Rainmaker MySuper index outdoes S&P ASX 200

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... 2023, continuing its series of positive rolling annual returns. The MySuper index surpassed the broader S&P ASX 200 market index, which posted a 0.1% return over the same duration. Sector-wise, cash led the pack, delivering the highest median return ...

Aussie small caps, property funds in the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... Wholesale managed funds April report shows that the property sector returned -10% p.a. on a median basis amid a tightening market. Many wholesale property managed funds and exchange-traded funds suffered negative double-digit returns, including Atlas' ...