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AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper and HESTA have taken a majority stake in a new housing company that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry ...

FICAP to support Aussie icon in 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) will raise funds for Life Ed, the charity behind Healthy Harold, at its annual RockStar event next week. FICAP has selected Life Ed as its new charity partner in 2024, providing funding for the Healthy ...

Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... accumulation divisions. Merging with ART will give members access to competitively priced products and services, a broader choice of investment options, and enhanced member support and services, including digital and education tools, seminars, and advice ...

Bitcoin ETF price war: VanEck, Monochrome cut costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
VanEck has cut the management fee for its Bitcoin ETF (ASX: VBTC) to 0.49% per annum, just days after Monochrome Asset Management made a change. The ETF provider said the decision followed more than $18 million flowing into the fund since its launch ...

ETFs trump active managed funds in core portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... ETF. "Looking ahead, if I had to sum up in a single word of what's to come for the Australian ETF market, it would be 'choice' - more choice of fund managers, more thematic ETFs, more active strategies, and more alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies. ...

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
The government will inject an additional $6.3 million to curb the rapid withdrawal of banking services in the Pacific. The funding includes $2.9 million to the World Bank for developing digital identity infrastructure across Pacific Island countries ...

MetLife refreshes two products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... a premium increase for existing policies. "We are always looking for ways to make sure MetLife Protect remains a great choice for our customers, and delivering benefits that meet their needs. We do this by making adjustments that ensure our product remains ...

Political risk pushes institutional investors to cash: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... political event risk later this year, but the lesson from June was that the US dollar remains investors' safe haven of choice in the face of event risk," he said. "Long-term investor demand for the USD rebounded smartly in June, alongside demand ...

Spaceship returns 19.41% to super members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... for the administration fees deducted from account balances. Spaceship said the returns reinforce "its position as a great choice for savvy young investors seeking competitive returns." "Spaceship's superannuation investment options and managed funds ...

TelstraSuper produces 9.6% MySuper return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... TelstraSuper's lifecycle MySuper offering turned around 9.6% for all its members under 50 who have not made an investment choice. The result, which is net of all investment fees and taxes, demonstrates the value of its lifecycle structure, chief investment ...