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SPDR slashes fees on six ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... 0.10%. The SPDR S&P Global Dividend Fund (WDIV) will reduce by 15 basis points from 0.50% to 0.35%. Finally, the SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix Fund (QMIX) will be cut by 22 basis points from 0.40% to 0.18%. Combined, they account for 67% of the business' ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... really interesting from the asset management side to experience the pressures and changes that are happening in the advice world," Telfer said. At one end there is the drive for personalisation and bespoke offerings, while at the opposite end there is ...

Calastone appoints new local head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... to a surge in bond yields and a corresponding downturn in equity markets. "The stock market in Australia and around the world duly fell in August and September, turning what was already a lacklustre start to the financial year into a distinctly soggy ...

Fidelity launches global long-short fund to Aussie market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... and 25 to 35 short positions. Further, the actively managed global equities fund aims to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index NR (ACWI), after fees, over seven years. Fidelity managing director Lawrence Hanson explained that the decision to launch ...

Macquarie breaks into top 50 fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
Macquarie Group broke into the world's top 50 largest fund manager rankings with US$543 billion in assets, making it the only Australian fund manager on the list. The latest analysis by the Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute shows ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... challenges, as a new report shows they will see close to $13 trillion in outflows between now and 2040. Capgemini's World Life Insurance Report 2023 shows policyholders aged 65 and over currently own about 40% of insurers' assets under management. ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... can't think, 'I got it wrong in the quarter it will fix itself because the inflows will show up'," she said. "In a world today where all investors have to think about liquidity more so as the cash rate is so much higher and real rates are ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... mindset in Australia, where we know that many retirees are underspending." If Australia is to be among the best systems in the world and better support ageing Australians to live a life of dignity and confidence, a compulsory income stream must be introduced ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... Union (FSU) launches an industry-wide survey on the impact of menopause and menstruation in the workplace in tandem with World Menopause Day. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees previously found about 45% of women under 55 are exiting ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... in financial services to the firm, having served at Tribeca Financial, Endorphin Wealth and Verse Wealth. Sauer said in a world of "get rich quick" schemes and limitless, often contradicting information online, the name Source Wealth and its motto, "your ...