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Short-term noise reinforces long-term investment thinking: ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... recent tariff announcements. In the lead up to the event, major stock market indices lost billions in value, with the S&P 500 Index dropping as much as 6%, on the back of the trade war. Parker warned that risks of a major global downturn has dramatically ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... public markets the hardest, however, losses have occurred in all asset classes. Notably, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a common benchmark for fixed income investments, has fallen 1.3% since the changes to US tax and trade policies. Since then ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... 25% return last year, and while markets came into this year expecting more of the same, it's been a volatile start - the index is down 13.5% year-to-date. That, combined with the US accounting for 67% of the MSCI All Country Index (ACWI) and 70% of the ...

Which fund managers are making the most from investor fees?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... Betashares has reduced investing costs over the years, citing its "most cost effective" Australian and international equities index ETFs, A200 and BGBL, while also offering no brokerage costs on its Direct platform for retail investors. The spokesperson ...

Lakehouse Capital lists first fund on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... investors has soared in recent years, adding that its active approach provides investors a "compelling alternative" to passive index funds, particularly amid current volatility in North American markets. Notably, more than 60% of LHGG's revenue is earned ...

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Following US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, major stock indexes on Wall Street dropped as much as 6%, losing $4.9 trillion (US$3.1 trillion) in market value, marking the largest decline since March 2020. VanEck Asia Pacific chief ...

Macquarie terminates Aussie equity funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... fees. The Australian Equities Fund was incepted in April 2003 with the aim of outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over the medium term. The strategy incurred a management fee of 0.62% p.a. and returned up to 12.64% over the 12 months to ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... billion. Fink flagged that these private assets are due for indexation. "With clearer, more timely data, it becomes possible to index private markets just like we do now with the S&P 500. Once that happens, private markets will be accessible, simple ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.4% in the 12 months to February 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation was slightly lower in February, after holding steady at ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will boost the Help to Buy scheme and revive the drooping housing construction sector in a bid to build more homes faster and tackle housing unaffordability. As part of the Federal Budget, Chalmers is expanding the Help to Buy ...