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Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... insurance, fees, and organisational strength, have been named. Rainmaker Information awarded its annual "symbol of excellence" AAA Quality Rating to 48 super funds, which collectively offer 164 first-rate products. This represents a decrease from the ...

Betashares launches cash plus managed fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... Betashares' cash and fixed income investment solutions suite, including the Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA). Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said new fund will suit investors who want to make their cash work harder within ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... the region as demand amongst local investors grows. Following the recent distribution of the Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA) fund in Australia by Fidante, Apollo partner Matt O'Mara told Financial Standard that the region has attractive investment ...

Challenger expands strategic relationship with Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... months, Challenger and Apollo entered a distribution agreement under which Fidante distributed the Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA) strategy to the Australian market. Both parties also announced a joint venture to build a non-bank lending platform in ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... on the proposed settlement, O'Donnell said: "As an investor, I am pleased... This is the first time a country with an AAA credit rating has acknowledged climate change is a systemic risk when talking about risks to government bonds." O'Donnell ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
Fitch has downgraded the US's credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration, a growing government debt burden, and an erosion of governance that has manifested in repeated debt limit standoffs. "Over the next decade, higher interest rates ...

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
For the first time under a Labor government, Fitch has handed down a AAA rating to the May budget. In a statement, Fitch applauded the government for its spending restraint and said the nation's public finances had outperformed expectations. "The commitment ...

Hostplus surpasses $100bn in FUM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... strong investment outcomes in our members' best financial interest for the years ahead," he said. Hostplus was recently awarded AAA ratings from Rainmaker Information for six of its products.

VanEck launches US bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... short-term US Treasury bond ETF of its kind listed on the bourse, consisting of short-term US treasury bills that are high-quality AAA-rated securities. VanEck chief executive and managing director APAC Arian Neiron said the fund is launching at an opportune ...

Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Rainmaker Information's assessment of superannuation products shows that 56 super funds boast at least one AAA-rated product, down from 66 last year. Rainmaker's AAA Quality Rating evaluates superannuation products on performance, costs, insurance ...
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