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Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024

MLC senior economist Bob Cunneen has said the US budget deficit is expected to soar over the next 10 years no matter who wins the upcoming US presidential election. Cunneen said the US people will once again "be making profound choices" come November ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024

VanEck has revealed last month's best and worst performing exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as the industry hits $220 billion. The highest returns came from the VanEck China New Economy ETF, which climbed 21.4%, followed by the iShares China Large-Cap ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024

For the first time since the 1970s, China will begin "gradually raising" the national retirement age from next year as it looks to stretch a dwindling pension budget further to sustain its ageing population. The country has approved proposals to raise ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024

Although the emerging markets have been on the backfoot in recent years, they are beginning to gain ground again with institutional investors, an expert from Janus Henderson Investors noted, underpinned by the rise of artificial intelligence. Institutional ...

Australian ETF market hits $206bn: Global X

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024

The Australian exchanged-traded fund (ETF) sector will likely hit $1 trillion by 2030, accelerating at a faster rate than the US today. According to Global X's Australia ETF Landscape report, the ETF market grew 37.3% over the past year to $206.2 ...

RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024

RI Toowoomba has acquired a risk advice business as it flags bold ambitions to acquire four more regional practices before the end of the year. RI Toowoomba, which is part of the AZ NGA stable, has recently taken over Lifecover Australia, a risk-only ...

Trump victory will jostle trade war, interest rates: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024

The potential re-election of Donald Trump will likely jostle inflation and interest rates, and stoke further trade wars with China, according to Morningstar. If Trump wins in November, Morningstar director of equity research for Australia and New Zealand ...

Private capital fundraising remains in the doldrums: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024

Private capital fundraising across an aggregate of asset classes continues to remain at a low point, according to a report by Preqin. However, there is a silver lining as fundraising for APAC-focused private equity funds increased in the second quarter ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024

The fund's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option returned a dismal -15.96% in FY24, but chief investment officer John Pearce says the growth themes remain intact, adding it's on a more solid footing than in FY21 when returns soared ...

NGS Super refreshes investment team, promotes three

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024

NGS Super has revamped its investment team, creating a new deputy chief investment officer role and promoting two staffers within its ESG and responsible investment unit. Michael Mi was promoted to the newly created role of deputy chief investment officer. ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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