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BlackRock to launch first active income-focused ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
BlackRock will launch its first actively managed, income-focused ETF in Australia, iShares Credit Income Active ETF (ASX: ICME). ICME is designed to generate monthly income for investors, while aiming to deliver returns above RBA Cash Rate. The diversified ...

Milford launches two products in response to adviser demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... fixed income strategy in response to growing adviser demand for more liquid, transparent credit solutions. Both the Corporate Bond Plus Fund and the Australian Active 100 Fund are now available at a $1000 minimum investment. The Corporate Bond Plus Fund ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... this is likely an underestimation as the fund does not disclose fossil fuels held via its nearly $30 billion in corporate bond investments. "... CPP Investments could expose Canadians planning to retire after 2050 to dramatically reduced retirement benefits ...

BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
BlackRock will add another fixed income ETF to its local offering, enabling diversification across countries and sectors. The iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond ETF (ASX: AGGG), hedged to the Australian dollar, will be priced at 0.18% and is expected ...

Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... earmarked $40 billion for local investments over the next five years, saying AustralianSuper is interested in the corporate bond market, supporting innovative businesses, and critical infrastructure. "The big challenges we face are generational: Housing. ...

Macquarie AM closes $6bn European infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
Macquarie Asset Management has raised a total of €3.5 billion ($6.3bn) at the final close of its first dedicated European infrastructure debt fund. The Macquarie European Infrastructure Debt Fund (MEID) has raised €1.2 billion ($2.1bn) upon the ...

Equity Trustees rapped over the knuckles by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Equity Trustees was fined nearly $60,000 by the regulator for making misleading statements about the holdings of a sustainable bond fund. Equity Trustees agreed to pay three infringement notices totalling $56,340 over allegations it made misleading ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
While investors are increasingly factoring physical climate risks into their decision making, there are several challenges to doing so, a review of public funds' experience has found. A new report from CPP Investments and thinktank OMFIF looks at how ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the largest asset management firm in Australia by locally sourced assets under management (AUM) - by some margin - though few realise. With nearly $500 billion in local assets under its watch, mostly via institutional ...

Stake 'breaks barriers' with inaugural fixed income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The investment platform has launched an actively managed fund, targeting a return of 2% above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate. Launched today, Stake Accumulate is primarily invested in liquid, fixed income securities, but may also invest ...