Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 2034 results for currency

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... mutual fund values were 16% and 14% higher respectively. Mutual fund assets in Australia and China jumped by 18% in local currency terms, while those in Japan grew by more than a quarter. ESG-dedicated funds lost $15.7 billion (US$10.2bn), led by European ...

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... also be available in an Australian hedged version for those investors looking to reduce volatility related to foreign currency movements, being the iShares MSCI World ex Australia Quality (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHQL) and iShares MSCI World ex Australia Value ...

US investor tips $200m into Wingate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... "Australia's private financing structures are bank-like and low risk, which, when combined with premium pricing and below-trend currency rates, makes us a comparatively appealing investment destination in comparison to many other developed nations," ...

Future Fund soars to $272.3bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... less likely that interest rate reductions will be required. "The change in the private equity exposure is mostly due to currency and return effects. We do continue to process some write downs through that portfolio that'll lag and come from the performance ...

Legalsuper investment strategy lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... and is a lecturer for the CFA post-grad finance curriculum. She began her career in financial markets in Bahrain as a currency trader moving to Mercer Investment Consulting's Melbourne office as an investment analyst. She worked at Catholic Church ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... generally much lower levels of net leverage than its similarly rated domestic market peers. "Last but not least, local currency debt still trades near its most attractive historical and cyclical levels (especially on an ex-China/South East Asia basis)," ...

CFS Edge launches Cboe products

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... companies. She expects these products, which are based on a variety of underlying assets, including equity, fixed income, currency, commodity and crypto assets, to be available from 2024, pending regulatory approval. "We are delighted to announce this ...

Saxo lowers trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... easier for new and existing clients to be invested and stay invested in the financial markets," he said. Additionally, currency conversion fees dropped by two thirds to 0.25%; customers can hold funds in 11 different currency sub-accounts and save on ...

New enhancements to Expand, CFS Edge

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... discount on administrative fees. A single client account offers access to domestic and international direct shares, foreign currency, over 550 funds, and term deposits, CFS said. Advisers can build their own tailored SMAs using a wide range of Accelerate ...

Betashares launches 'industry first' bond funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... inverse risk of increases losses during price rises. Betashares also introduced a Geared Long US Treasury Bond Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: GGFD), seeking to generate gains from an increase in 10-year US Treasury prices, while also facing the possibility ...