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Trust key to client satisfaction in advice: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... to 28% of those before receiving advice. The report - now in its eighth year - has introduced a new Value of an Adviser Index, which ranks the five components based on how they drive client satisfaction, with a higher score indicating greater influence. ...

ECP joins Future Generation Women lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... returned 4.7% since its inception in December last year for Australian equities, well below the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index benchmark (8.9%). Global equities returned slightly better at 6.9% but also underperformed against its benchmark - the MSCI ...

Perennial Partners takes stake in boutique fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... Forward, Xpeng, Mercadolibre, Nvidia, Axon Enterprise, Tesla, Lumine, and CATL. Aiming to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index ETF (AUD) benchmark, the fund has generated41.6% p.a. since inception. Under the agreement, Ziller founder and chief ...

Montgomery to distribute digital assets fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... a market-neutral fund capturing volatility and arbitrage opportunities in Bitcoin and Ethereum futures, and the Bitcoin Index Class, which targets 3% per annum outperformance relative to Bitcoin's returns. Since launching in May 2021, the Digital Income ...

Inflation hits highest level in over a year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.8% in the 12 months to July 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 2.8% annual CPI inflation to July was up from 1.9% to June. This is the highest ...

Betashares adds emerging markets ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... than 20 emerging economies including Asia, Latin America, eastern Europe and Africa. BEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and incurs a management fee of 0.35% per annum. Investors and financial advisers can use BEMG to access the long-term growth ...

VanEck goes for growth with new ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
VanEck has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) to complement its international quality, value and small cap strategies. VanEck MSCI International Growth ETF (ASX: GWTH) will be available on the ASX from August 28, pending final regulatory approval. ...

WAM eyes Platinum LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... seeks market mispricing opportunities. In the 2025 financial year, WGB's assets rose 19.4%, outperforming the MSCI World Index (AUD) which rose 18.5%. PMC said its board is "currently taking steps to call the extraordinary general meeting requisitioned ...

ETF Shares awards fund administration mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... Magnificent 7+ ETF (HUGE) crossing $25 million within 12 weeks of launch." In May, ETF Shares became Australia's first new index ETF issuer in more than a decade, entering the market with three ETFs on Cboe. BEST, WWW, and HUGE all invest in US shares ...

Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 11 Israeli companies, cuts mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... Israel. As a result, the fund's investments in Israel will now be limited to companies that are in the equity benchmark index. However, we will not be invested in all Israeli companies in the index," NBIM said. "We have spent the recent days selling ...