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Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... period, Sequoia acquired Castle Corporate, Castle Legal, Clique Paraplanning, and Australian Business Structures. It sold the Yield Report to ASX-listed Finexia Financial Group (FNX) for 500,000 ordinary shares in FNX. In July, it entered into an agreement ...

BlackRock launches new bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced it will launch the iShares 20+ year US Treasury Bond ETF (ASX: ULTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. The addition of the ETF extends the local iShares fixed income range, which it said offers Australian advisers and ...

'Opaque asset class' needs regulation: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
The investment manager is advocating for greater regulatory oversight of the private credit sector, pushing for a more secure and transparent investment environment. Labelling the asset class as "opaque," Emanuel Datt, chief investment officer at Datt ...

SSGA takes 5% stake in Raiz

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... 200 Fund (STW) is currently the largest single fund holding by Raiz customers. SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Fund (SYI) and SPDR S&P Global Dividend Fund (WDIV) are also available on Raiz. "This investment is a natural extension of the ...

Managed funds bounce back after bearish Q1: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Managed funds in Australia have rebounded into inflow territory for the first half of 2024, following a bearish first quarter, according to Calastone. The global funds network reported that local investors injected $3.21 billion into unlisted managed ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
Challenger reported a normalised net profit before tax (NPBT) increase of 17% to $608 million and raised its full-year dividend by 10% to 26.5 cents per share fully franked, in its FY24 results released today. The financial services group said its NPBT ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... $1.16 billion into global timberland this year. Nest said investing in timberland should provide stable returns with a cash yield, a natural inflation hedge, and portfolio diversification. It first began looking at the asset class' potential in 2021. ...

J.P. Morgan expands ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... The new ETF, which seeks to generate 7-9% income annually in monthly payments, combines equities and options to spike its yield and capital growth while minimising risk in a conserved call options approach. According to JPMAM head of wholesale, Australia ...

US election outcome tops investor concerns: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... retirement savings... Our strategists are picking credit, favouring government and investment grade corporates over riskier high-yield and emerging market securities," Watson said. Opinions on sustainable investments are also vastly divided. Half of ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... professional and institutional investors. It allocates across three strategies: "Tail" insurance-like strategies designed to yield significant returns during steep market downturns while maintaining low holding costs to reduce the impact on performance ...