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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 ...

Best and worst performing ETFs revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
The best and worst performing Australian ETFs have been identified in new analysis by InvestSMART in its inaugural ETF Scorecard report. The report provides a ranking of ETFs based on their performance to 31 August 2024. The best performing ETF was ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Three years on from its launch, the BNP Paribas EARTH Trust is to be wound up. Investors have been notified of the fund's termination, which is scheduled to be completed by November 22. As responsible entity, Equity Trustees said the decision to ...

IFM Investors loses top executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
IFM Investors' high-profile chief operating officer Lounarda David has quit the pension-owned infrastructure and private equity specialist. David plans to take a short break before deciding what to do next - probably until after the Christmas holiday ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour ...

ASX listings dwindle as companies abandon public markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
The number of publicly listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has plummeted over the past year, according to its latest monthly activity report. The ASX saw a decrease of nearly 100 listings over the past year, signalling reduced ...

Australian investment market moves onward and upward

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
Australia's investment management market continued its upward climb, reaching $3.4 trillion by the end of June, recording annual growth of 8.8%, according to Rainmaker Information. Consolidated assets, which represent headline funds under management ...

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 ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
The $3 million superannuation tax passed the lower house yesterday afternoon with a majority vote count of 52:9, however attempts to see the tax indexed were shot down. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other ...

AustralianSuper updates deceased members' investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
AustralianSuper has changed the way it invests deceased members' funds and refreshed the investment objectives for two options. As of October 1, AustralianSuper is moving account balances to the cash option after it is notified of a deceased member's ...