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Betashares launches currency-hedged FTSE 100 ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... exposure by investing in the Betashares FTSE 100 ETF (ASX: F100), with the foreign currency exposure hedged back to the Australian dollar. The top holdings in H100 are currently Shell, HSBC, and AstraZeneca. Betashares said the ETF provides diversification ...

Stockspot launches two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... a range of ETFs to achieve long-term, risk-adjusted returns. About 13% is allocated respectively to Vanguard's Australian Shares High Yield ETF and MSCI Australian Small Companies ETFs, and SPDR's S&P/ASX 200 Resources ETF and Global Dividend ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... rate channel can be important. Kent noted that when interest rates comparatively rise to central banks abroad, the Australian dollar's value increases. This results in Australians paying less for imports, while foreign consumers face higher costs for ...

Spaceship launches US investing service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... global economy and capitalise on the growth potential of leading US companies." All transactions will be conducted in Australian dollars, with a small foreign exchange fee applied. "We are making accessing the US market easier than ever before, while ...

Colonial First State previews new MA offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... In addition, customers can hold multiple currency wallets to meet their needs, preventing the need to cross back to Australian dollars to trade in foreign markets. "CFS Edge is the first major wealth management platform with managed accounts at its core," ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
Financial advice firms are "problematically" sidestepping compensation payments after the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) hands down a decision, using the excuse that they do not have professional indemnity insurance (PII). Out of 5400 ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... from the Australia's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom which came into effect on May 31. Some 99% of Australian products will enter the UK duty free thanks to the deal that was signed on 17 December 2021. It further builds on an existing ...

J.P. Morgan launches three new ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... veterans Hamilton Reiner and Raffaele Zingone. The launch comes on the back of the firm's successful ETF entry into the Australian market last year, with the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income (JEPI). "JEPI is currently the world's largest actively managed ...

REITs merit place in multi-asset portfolios: Insight

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... transaction costs, meaning investors can use them to make tactical adjustments to their overall real estate allocation. "Australian investors started investing in REITs in the early 1970s and consider them a substitute for pure direct property investing ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... listings in the ETF space are active ETFs. This is unique. Not a lot of other jurisdictions allow active ETFs, but the Australian regulators and exchange have allowed active products to be listed as ETFs," he says. Interestingly, not all investors are ...