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Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... the freedom to blend strategies seamlessly. ETFs stopped being purely passive. Instead, they became essential building blocks for creating any type of portfolio - active, index, or a combination of both. Diversification became easier. Fees got lower." ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... committed $120 million from the National Productivity Fund to incentivise states and territories to remove red tape that blocks "the uptake of modern methods of construction" to build homes faster. "The government is continuing to work with states and ...

VanEck beefs up Sydney office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... expects this record will be surpassed in 2025, with wealth managers increasingly adopting ETFs as the preferred building blocks for portfolio construction. "The Australian ETF market is on track to surpass $300 billion by year-end, with 2025 shaping ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... particularly the rivalry between the US and China, are shifting globalisation from a unified system to more fragmented blocks. Efforts by both powers to diversify supply chains and secure technological sovereignty are "deepening economic divides." The ...

CFS, Viridian Advisory launch low-cost advice deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... pensions, and retirement planning advice, as well as guidance on Centrelink. Pricing starts at $500, while any combination of blocks is capped at $3000. CFS superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said: "The reality is that we have a large member ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... market relative to developed market stocks. With a caveat about the difficulty of timing inflection points, the building blocks for a turnaround are falling into place, with parallels to the point some 20 years ago that preceded a bull-run," Laijawalla ...

Inflation spikes again sparking rate rise fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... hitting the RBAs 2-3% target range. "The increase in the CPI Indicator will have the Reserve Bank moving towards the starting blocks and readying to fire the interest rate increase gun, just as the men line up for the 100 metre final in Paris, presuming ...

Brookfield Oaktree to further democratise alternatives in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... family offices across that channel to offer relevant strategies. He said these strategies are great evergreen building blocks, providing exposure to world-class infrastructure assets or direct credit loans, leaning into institutional expertise and track ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches low-cost active ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... he said. The launch of these new products is a response to investor demand for institutional-quality portfolio building blocks, MAM said. "... investors are looking for more efficient portfolio construction tools and Macquarie's new range of core ...

Bitcoin halving won't bring immediate price rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... rise, but major price increases may take some time to shine through. The halving event is coded to occur every 210,000 blocks and halves the reward Bitcoin miners get, ensuring a supply cap of 21 million Bitcoin. Crypto.com chief operating officer Eric ...