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IML debuts income-focused ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
IML has launched an actively managed income-focused ETF on the ASX, spun off from its Equity Income Fund. The Investors Mutual Equity Income Fund Complex ETF (EQIN) was admitted on the exchange yesterday. EQIN aims to provide a dividend yield after ...

Betashares launches first private credit fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... sectors such as healthcare, industrials, IT and financials. The portfolio consists predominantly of senior secured, floating-rate loans to healthy US businesses. The underlying fund has delivered a 9.63% net annualised return, as at 30 June 2025, in ...

Australian Ethical FUM approaches $14bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... $4.05 billion FUM at 30 June 2020 to nearly $14 billion today, with underlying EPS growing at a 20% compound average growth rate over this period. "Our continued FUM growth has underpinned a 19% increase in revenue, 29% increase in underlying profit ...

Revolution private credit trust to launch on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... being 1.1 years. The portfolio yield to maturity was 9.1%, with a credit spread of the portfolio above the BBSW benchmark rate of 536 basis points. The average credit rating of the portfolio is BB+. REV targets a return of RBA cash rate + 4% p.a. net ...

Inflation hits highest level in over a year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... of Statistics (ABS). "The 2.8% annual CPI inflation to July was up from 1.9% to June. This is the highest annual inflation rate since July 2024, following several months of easing inflation," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The ...

Commonwealth Super delivers 'resilient' performance for FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... the super fund said. The target return for the fund's various investment options this year was 5.6%, based on an inflation rate of 2.1%. In FY24, CSC's default MySuper investment option delivered a healthy 9.1% return over the past financial year, while ...

CBA appoints head of Australian economics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... will be responsible for developing the bank's Australian economic forecasts, views on the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate, while continuing to leverage CBA's internal data assets to derive insights on the Australian economy. Allen has been serving ...

Grattan calls for large scale tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... investment in housing, and the use of trusts and private companies." Sathanapally said while 95% of people pay a similar tax rate for similar incomes, the amount of tax the top 5% pay differs widely. "People on very high incomes can end up facing lower ...

Netwealth reports record FY25 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... expenses to be in line with FY25, and investment in capitalised software to increase by approximately $1 million on the 2H25 run rate.

ASIC turns spotlight on direct life sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
ASIC is warning life insurers to do better when it comes to their direct sales practices that have placed doubt on their compliance obligations and put consumer outcomes at risk. While some life insurance firms have improved since ASIC's 2018 review ...