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AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
AustralianSuper has called for a modernised tax system, warning that without reform super funds will at the very least be bogged down by complexity and compliance costs - and likely left at a competitive disadvantage that could drag on returns. In its ...

New starter at GCQ Funds

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... pricing-power of marquee companies. The firm said its portfolio's net return for January was 6.4% compared to the MSCI World AUD index, which was 2.4% for the month. Returns were broad-based, with a meaningful contribution from Richmond Amazon, Visa ...

PIMCO hires former Global X sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... director since 2018. Global X ETFs has added to its suite of products with an ETF fund that tracks the Russell 2000 Capped Index. The firm is a member of South Korea-based Mirae Asset Financial Group and features over 90 ETF strategies and more than ...

Janus Henderson turns $5.2bn fixed interest fund into active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Active ETF (JFIX) is an actively managed ETF, that aims to outperform the benchmark of Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0 + Yr Index over a rolling three-year period. JFIX will utilise a range of strategies with a portfolio of government and semi-government ...

Global X launches Russell 2000 ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
Global X ETFs has launched Australia's only exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the Russell 2000 Capped Index. The Global X Russell 2000 (ASX: RSSL) offers exposure to small cap stocks listed in the US. The index has higher weightings in financials ...

ETF industry passes $250bn mark

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... industry grew by 35.9% or $79.9 billion. Vanguard made up three of the top 10 ETFs by market cap with its Australian Shares Index ETF, MSCI Index International Shares ETF and the US Total Market Shares Index ETF. Betashares had two with its Australia ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... the incidence of the tax will have the greatest impact on young Australians as a result of the deliberate decision not to index the $3 million threshold," Briggs said. Analysis of Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data commissioned by the FSC last year ...

Briefcase launches five SMAs on Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... individual goals," he said. Briefcase provides customisable portfolios of direct shares that reflect the characteristics of the index. It has managed more than $50 billion for the likes of BlackRock, BT, and Russell Investments. Persky founded Briefcase ...

Most retirees who rent live in poverty: Grattan Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
Most retirees who rent live in poverty, including more than three in four single women, and this problem is set to get worse, according to a Grattan Institute report. While the Age Pension provides an adequate, albeit modest income in retirement for ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... be realised, will drive faster rates of productivity growth over time.," Underwood said. The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Australia more than doubled from the recent low in early 2024 to the current reading in early 2025, the report said. This ...