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Australian ETF industry crosses $150bn milestone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... Vanguard ($1.5 billion) and iShares ($1.1 billion). The top three issuers accounted for around 92% of ETF industry flows so far in 2023. Meanwhile, fixed income has been the most popular asset class with investors, receiving $2.5 billion in net inflows. ...

Ag sector boosts Australia's productivity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... (4.8%) comprised the top five sectors. The financial and insurance services sectors neared the bottom of the list at 2.3%, not far behind accommodation and food services at 0.5% and retail trade at 0.1%. The mining industry (-2.8%) experienced the steepest ...

Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... said. "As part of the emerging market story, China's economic recovery from zero-Covid may have disappointed everyone so far, but investors are hoping the government will step in with renewed stimulus to spur the economy back to life."

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... very, very concerned about how many we've lost, and we know that we need more great financial planners. Demand is, so far, in excess of supply right now," she said. Perhaps the single greatest challenge facing the industry, Braithwaite said, is in ...

Selfwealth chief in sudden exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
The chief executive of online trading platform Selfwealth has left the ASX-listed firm with "immediate effect". Cath Whitaker vacated the top job she assumed in April 2021. Paul Cullinan, currently the interim chief financial officer, will assume the ...

Waypoint REIT cops $27.1m devaluation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... months of withdrawal limits, Blackstone shared some positive news and said June was the lowest month of repurchase requests so far this year. "In June 2023, BREIT received $3.8 billion in requests under the Repurchase Plan, which is 29% lower than the ...

Institutions must raise the bar on cybersecurity resilience: APRA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... than 300 banks, insurers and super trustees' compliance with CPS 234 Information Security by the end of the year. It has so far assessed 24% of entities, finding several concerning gaps, it said. Firstly, it found varying levels of maturity pertaining ...

HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... long-term performance that's top tier when ranked against our peers." Of the industry funds that have reported results thus far, Australian Retirement Trust takes the lead with a 10% return, while Cbus and AustralianSuper trail with 8.95% and 8.22% ...

Life, funeral insurers cop $14m fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
The disgraced director of Select AFSL, the company the Hayne Royal Commission exposed for hawking life and funeral insurance to vulnerable customers, has been banned from managing a company for five years, while his companies were fined $13.5 million. ...

Warakirri buys almond farm

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
Warakirri's Diversified Agriculture Fund has made its first exposure to the nut complex, purchasing an almond farm in Victoria. In a $30 million off market deal, the fund's sixth investment is in the Sunraysia region on the Murray River and is one of ...