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Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... was not genuine engagement but a procedural formality. "It started with a fixed proposal to tax unrealised gains and not index the cap, and there was no deviation from these positions - despite compelling evidence of its potential deleterious impact ...

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... other popular indices - FTSE 100, S&P/TSX 60, EURO STOXX 50, and Nikkei 225 between 2014 to 2023. Investors in the local index tend to pay 8% more on average to buy shares on the rebalance date compared to the month prior. This then drops to 2.2% on ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... portfolio manager for public markets strategy. Castles has a strong background in portfolio management, specifically with equity index and equity quantitative products, having spent over a decade in similar roles at First Sentier Investors' quant ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... than 80% of buying and holdings. NAB believes this suggests younger investors understand the value of diversification and index investing. "ETFs are generally viewed as a 'set and forget' investment option, offering consistent returns compared ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
Laws that will double the tax on earnings of superannuation balances over $3 million, which were shelved in late 2024, will make the system fairer particularly as many are doing it tough, The Australia Institute says. The Australia Institute chief economist ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... league tables. It returned 8.7% over the three years to November 2024, and 24.4% over 12 months. Tracking the MSCI World Index, the option excludes nuclear energy and uranium, old growth forest logging, tobacco, weapons, and banks and new fossil fuel ...

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... the 67th consecutive month of net inflows, ETFGI reports, noting the stellar returns from developed markets. "The S&P 500 index decreased by 2.38% in December but was up by 25.02% in 2024. The developed markets excluding the US index decreased by 2.78% ...

BlackRock loses senior executive touted as Fink's successor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... private markets. Wiedman also oversees iShares - BlackRock's suite of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) - as well as its active and index strategies, and whole portfolio mandates. Since 2019, Wiedman has sponsored BlackRock's efforts in transitioning to a ...

Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... accounting for nearly 80% of industry flows. Passive exposures again led the way for flows last year, mostly via market cap index tracking ETFs, which received 81% of total flows. Smart beta products accounted for around 21% of flows, meanwhile, active ...