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Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... seeing 1197 accounts shutting down in FY24 (missing Q4 data), comparing to 12,436 in the previous year. Steele said the trend could prove opportunistic for advisers. "While advice accessibility is a challenge, improving productivity for financial professionals ...

TelstraSuper picks Equip for merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
After announcing earlier this year that it was open to a merger, TelstraSuper will now explore a 'merger of equals' with Equip Super. In May of this year, and after 30 years in operation, TelstraSuper announced it was on the hunt for a merger ...

Pre-retirees expect less reliance on Age Pension: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Most Australians anticipate they will fund only 12% of their retirement income with the Age Pension, but the reality is retirees currently need nearly double that amount, a new study from Investment Trends finds. A survey of more than 5600 participants ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
The US Federal Reserve is widely tipped to fire the starting gun on its first rate cutting cycle in years; here's what top economists see unfolding. AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said some people believe the Fed is behind the curve and that ...

Apollo, State Street plot private markets ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... serve their retirement and investment needs. We are confident our relationship with State Street will help accelerate this trend as we leverage our respective strengths to increase private market access in innovative new ways," he said.

Rising HNW numbers fuel need for specialist advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... investors are currently invested in the space, while a further 32,000 plan to make an investment within the next year. "This trend reflects a desire for diversification and higher returns, particularly among UHNW individuals, who are drawn to the potential ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Although the emerging markets have been on the backfoot in recent years, they are beginning to gain ground again with institutional investors, an expert from Janus Henderson Investors noted, underpinned by the rise of artificial intelligence. Institutional ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
VanEck will list a global defence exchange-traded fund (ETF) this Thursday on the ASX. The VanEck Global Defence ETF (ASX: DFND) will offer exposure to a portfolio of companies across sectors such as aerospace and defence, and electronics equipment ...

Monochrome moves to list Ethereum ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... Financial Standard that IBTC has traded steadily since its launch. The spokesperson, however, said that the most exciting trend the firm has seen is long-term Bitcoin investors transferring their holdings from digital exchanges to IBTC. With the "regulatory ...

Macquarie AM launches emerging markets equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Macquarie Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF is the latest addition to the Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) active ETF platform, listing on the Nasdaq yesterday. The new fund (Nasdaq: EMEQ) is managed by the firm's emerging markets equity team - ...