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Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025

Despite a turbulent reporting season ahead due to the depreciating Australian currency, Maple-Brown Abbott co-portfolio manager Matt Griffin has highlighted some of the sectors that stand to benefit. Over the last quarter the Australian dollar is down ...

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025

Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds. The analysis studied the reconstitution activity of four other ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025

Australian billionaires earn $67,000 an hour, according to a new report from Oxfam, which is 1300 times more than what everyday workers make. The 47 billionaires based in Australia saw their wealth rise by more than 8% or $28 billion last year, the ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025

... counterpart made 2.9%. Global equities reported the highest inflows of $15.1 billion among the asset classes, followed by Aussie equities at $7.6 billion. VanEck said the Australian ETF industry broke new records in 2024 as December net flows hit an ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024

The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed ...

Macquarie AM puts money in Aussie real estate investment firm

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024

Macquarie Asset Management's Real Estate division (MAM RE) has invested in IDA - an Australian specialist real estate private credit and investment manager - via its Macquarie Real Estate Partners (MREP) fund. Under the deal, IDA founding partners ...

Millions of Aussies want episodic advice: Research

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024

More than 10 million Australian adults are set to seek financial advice, with more than half wanting access to a more flexible offering, a new report from Investment Trends reveals. The 2024 Financial Advice Report indicates that, out of the 21 million ...

Tyndall AM head of Aussie equities to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024

Brad Potter is retiring as Tyndall Asset Management's head of Australian equities, with his replacement confirmed. Tyndall Asset Management announced Potter will depart the business after 23 years, the last 12 of which he spent as head of Australian ...

Advisers put faith in global equities, small caps in 2025

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024

... highlights the lasting appeal of global equities as a powerful tool to generate returns, even amid economic challenges." Aussie small caps The study also revealed that advisers (51%) are bullish on Australian small caps, compared to only 32% preferring ...

$3.5tn wealth transfer scares Aussie advisers: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024

According to Natixis Investment Managers, about 40% of financial advisers fear their businesses will be under threat in an exponentially growing wealth transfer environment. This is according to new research from the fund manager, which found 45% of ...

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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY

Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA

The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA

Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN

Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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Jenny Taing

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'Chameleon ETFs': Still groundbreaking and here to stay?

It was coined as a 'gamechanger' - an ETF that can be bought and sold on the ASX or Cboe Australia but that can also be applied for, and redeemed, directly ...

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Tailored or off-the-shelf: What's right for your practice?

In the ever-evolving landscape of wealth management, financial advisers and investment professionals are faced with a multitude of choices when it comes ...

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Five principles for successful family office investing

At the time of writing, Australian public companies were at the end of another round of reporting their half-yearly financial results. For investors and ...

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Mistaking financial literacy for retirement literacy

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Schroders Australia's Kellie Wood talks about winning a lot, so much so that it's become a well-intentioned joke with her co-workers - but it's this ambitious attitude that spurs her on every day. Eliza Bavin writes.

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