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Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... bonds; "How is that going for other funds?" Nevertheless, Sicilia says there are times when falling in line with peers is smart. All funds have an aversion to large currency swings. The currency markets are hazardous because volatility is notoriously ...

The challenge of articulating value of ongoing advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A panel session at the FPA Professionals Congress in Sydney has heard of some of the challenges planners face in articulating the value of ongoing advice arrangements. On the panel was Personal Financial Services principal and founding director Angela ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... in their super account when they retire." Blakey added that governments investing in early childhood education also makes smart economic sense. "It's supporting a more productive economy and that helps long-term investors like HESTA deliver strong ...

RBA progresses digital currency project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... be able to access and interact with the eAUD platform via specified application programming interfaces (APIs) and ERC-20 smart contract interface functions. "These interface specifications, as well as a platform for testing, will be provided separately ...

iPartners welcomes first NZ hire

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
iPartners has appointed Thom Bentley as its director head of capital markets in New Zealand. Bentley, who officially joined last Thursday, is the first local hire made by the Australian alternatives investor and will be based in Queenstown. Going forward ...

ETFs, smart beta grow in popularity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... with ETF strategies, with 88% using them to boost client portfolios in Australia this year. The annual VanEck Australian Smart Beta Survey collected data from 650 Australian financial advisers and brokers; the average participant was a financial adviser ...

Martin Currie introduces Aussie equities strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... translated into portfolios that can truly manage style and factor bias, in a way that cannot simply be replicated by systematic, smart beta strategies," he said. "The result is a highly diversified and unique strategy that can achieve a balance between ...

BlackRock, NAB Private Wealth unveil iShares ETF suite

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... including electric vehicles and driving technology, healthcare, robotics and automation, digitalisation, clean energy and smart city infrastructure. The statement said as well as being low-cost the products are also a well-diversified investment solution ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... Neiron said there are 'smarter' options, that target similar outcomes but with lower fees. Specifically, he advocated for smart beta products which track an index that differs from the traditional market capitalisation approach of selecting shares, bond ...

VanEck hires five to team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... significantly expand the investment capability of VanEck, as well as boost investors' understanding and engagement of our smart beta products, which form a core part of VanEck's ASX ETF range," Neiron said. He said the growth will improve the firm's ...