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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 ...

Challenger reports strong results

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023

... partnerships with Apollo, and SimCorp. Challenger and Apollo have collaborated on bringing the Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA) fund to Australia. The two companies have also been working on a non-bank lending joint venture that will provide finance ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022

Out of more than 700 superannuation products in Australia, 193 received Rainmaker Information's AAA Quality Rating in 2022. The rating reviews Australian super products, to see if they have passed a range of comprehensive benchmarks and best practice ...

MSCI downgrades Russia's ESG rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022

... and management of ESG risk factors may affect the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of its economy, ranging from AAA to CCC. MSCI's ratings methodology applies a 50% weight for governance, 25% for social, and 25% for environmental. MSCI said ...

Another cash ETF bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021

... on the ASX. It had a total of $4 million in assets. The cash segment in ETFs is dominated by BetaShares's $2.1 billion AAA, and iShares's $437 million core cash and $230 million enhanced cash. In recent years ASIC has forced funds and responsible ...

Cbus invests in NHFIC issues

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021

... which closed on May 28, closed at $343 million was two times oversubscribed, according to NHFIC. The sustainability bond is AAA-rated, government-guaranteed and offered investors like Cbus fixed rate of 2.335% for 15-year interest only loans to Community ...

State Super rejigs defensives

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021

... a distribution component and liquidity. "March 2020 was a really good example. Structured products - even though they are AAA rated were hard to liquidate at a reasonable price. It doesn't mean we rule them out, we just allocate [appropriately]," ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021

Of the 692 superannuation products reviewed by Rainmaker, 29% have received a AAA Rating for 2021, with 11 offerings added to the list. Rainmaker looked at 692 products from 178 superannuation funds for its annual assessment. In analysing the offerings ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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