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Vanguard fined US$106m for investors' massive tax bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... following pandemic lows. Consequently, Investor TRF retail investors who did not switch and continued to hold their fund shares in taxable accounts faced historically larger capital gains distributions and tax liabilities and were deprived of the potential ...

ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... risen sharply, with 37% now investing in them, up from 31% previously. Similarly, 34% of investors now hold international shares, with latent demand for this product also surging, Investment Trends said. The report also indicates that 47% of investors ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... extraction, and infrastructure stand to gain as regulatory barriers are dismantled and investment in domestic production soars. Shares of US energy giants and mid-cap firms are likely poised for significant upward momentum as the markets price in increased ...

Insignia grants CC Capital limited due diligence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... January 17, Insignia received a revised non-binding and indicative proposal from CC Capital Partners to acquire all the shares in Insignia Financial by way of a scheme of arrangement at a price of $4.60 cash per share. The board of Insignia Financial ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... to tech would have benefitted from the outsized returns of the sector." Australian Ethical Super Employer International Shares scored gold in the league tables. It returned 8.7% over the three years to November 2024, and 24.4% over 12 months. Tracking ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... was "especially timely". "His experience with pre-IPO equities in the advisory market will be integral as the LSA Private Shares Fund hits the three-year milestone annualising over 40% returns in a difficult period for private equity." "GAM's commitment ...

Bell Financial expects revenues, profits to rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... shareholders, with an attractive cash price and the potential to share in possible synergies for those electing to receive BFG shares," SelfWealth chair Christine Christian said. "We also believe our clients will benefit from BFG's diversified wealth ...

Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry has had a landmark year, breaking records pertaining to market capitalisation, net flows, and product launches. Last year, the ETF industry's funds under management (FUM) reached $246.3 billion ...

Insignia takeover heats up, Bain Capital ups bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... investment firm CC Capital Partners came in with a $4.30 cash per share offer. Insignia had about 670.7 million ordinary shares outstanding at the end of June 2024, valuing the two offers on the table at about $2.88 billion. Insignia's board said ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... MySuper members benefitted from the very strong returns from global equities as well as robust performance from Australian shares. "We believe that inflation data will continue to be volatile in 2025 so diversification and active risk management will ...