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Green moves: Airtrunk, JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... the Global Impact Short Duration Bond Strategy. The asset manager said that, together, these strategies aim for both benchmark outperformance and measurable impact. In addition, T. Rowe Price and IFC, a member of the World Bank, announced plans to create ...

T. Rowe Price welcomes head of impact fixed income

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... the Global Impact Short Duration Bond Strategy. The asset manager said that, together, these strategies aim for both benchmark outperformance and measurable impact. In addition, T. Rowe Price and IFC, a member of the World Bank, announced plans to create ...

Equity Trustees rapped over the knuckles by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... Composite 0-5 Yr Index across all interest rate cycles. Since inception, it's achieved a net return of 2.60% against the benchmark's 1.38%, as at May end. In 2024, the fund was given a 'Recommended' rating by Zenith and was named the Best New Ethical ...

Middle Australia on track for 'comfortable retirement': ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... $30,000 super balance, will accumulate $610,000 by age 67. Significantly, this surpasses the industry body's $595,000 benchmark for a comfortable retirement for single homeowners. But this "major milestone," as ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty described ...

RQI Investors launches new strategy with UniSuper backing

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... Long Short Fund invests in ASX 300 companies and targets risked adjusted returns of around 4-6% per annum above the benchmark, RQI Investors said. RQI will use an "adaptive leverage approach" to long-short investing ranging up to 160% long and 60% short ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points overnight as inflation comes within its target levels. The three key interest rates on the deposit facility, main refinancing operations and the marginal lending ...

MAX Awards honour best of the best

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
More than 350 industry professionals turned out for Financial Standard 's night of nights, honouring the best and brightest in advertising, marketing and sales. The annual Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) Awards ...

Schroders expands active ETF suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... holds about 400 global companies, derived from a universe of over 15,000. The underlying strategy has outperformed its benchmark in 20 of its 25 years, Schroders noted. "The investment landscape is ever changing, and active ETFs have been a part of that. ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... 2026. The foundation members of the association are Salaam, Islamic Co-operative Finance Australia, Ijarah Finance, Benchmark Capital, Islamic Money Australia, and Awqaf Australia. The group said it will be initially focused on: advocating for stamp ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... overseas, RIAA co-chief executive Dean Hegarty told delegates, despite increased complexity and pressure. RIAA's recent Benchmark Report showed asset managers are the single biggest driver of responsible investments, while 88% of Australians say ...