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Schroders launches new active ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Schroders Australia expanded its suite of active ETFs today, listing a global equities offering on the ASX and a credit product on Cboe. Schroders now has four active ETFs in market and plans to add further throughout the year. The products launched ...

Insignia Financial improves losses amid takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... binding agreement with SS&C to transform and simplify the Master Trust business. It reached an initial agreement in December, today confirming some 1400 workers will transfer to SS&C. They currently work across administration, technology and digital ...

Betashares launches Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Betashares has rolled out Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs on the ASX today, saying the launches are part of a "global turning point" in the crypto investment landscape. The new funds - Betashares Bitcoin ETF (ASX: QBTC) and the Betashares Ethereum ETF (ASX ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... Australian bonds outperform global bonds - the RBA is embarking on an easing path and valuations are very attractive. As of today, the market is pricing in 55bps of easing over the year, which we believe is a fair assessment," Wood said. "We remain long ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should hold off on making an interest rate cut today. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, Masters said that while the market is pricing ...

Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum today, La Trobe Financial head of investments and product David Tagg dissected some of the key economic themes for the year ahead. Tagg highlighted some of the biggest risks in the current economic ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... increasingly important, there might be something there, but nothing on the agenda now," George said. She said it wouldn't be today when considering potential acquisitions, however added that AMP has a responsibility to monitor what's going on ...

AMP profit dives as advice business sale bites

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... the positive impact of the share buyback. AMP declared a final FY24 dividend of 1.0 cent per share, 20% franked, declared today, bringing the full year dividend to 3.0 cents per share. AMP's share price, nevertheless, dropped 13.14% at the time of ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Janus Henderson Investors has launched its Australian fixed interest ETF, while another ETF provider has reduced management fees on its US offering. The Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest Active ETF (JFIX) is an actively managed ETF, that aims ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... on the proposed ban on the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance, with Treasury commencing consultation today. Treasury has opened consultation on the complete ban, which was announced in September 2024 following previous consultation ...