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ETF industry growth streak continues, shatters net inflow records

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... the most recent reporting date, net inflows totalled US$157 billion. A substantial portion (US$88.3 billion) came from the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, according to ETFGI. The Vanguard S&P 500 alone pulled in US$20.9 billion in net new assets for the ...

Super funds covet more global equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... net flows were either flat or slightly negative. At a stock level, the bi-annual report found the "most-loved" stocks in the top 20 ASX companies are QBE Insurance, National Australia Bank (NAB) and CSL. Conversely, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and Fortescue ...

Vanguard ETFs claim first, second, and third place for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF (11.86%), the Betashares Bitcoin ETF (11.15%), the VanEck Bitcoin ETF (10.45%). Rounding out the top five was the VanEck Global Defence ETF, which returned 10.14%.

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
Australia's top advice associations are eagerly anticipating meaningful and swift changes to take place under new financial services minister Daniel Mulino, optimistic that critical reforms in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and Delivering ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... it's sustainable, and it's fair, that is absolutely our number one priority. It has been for a while and will remain top of our list for the new minister to be addressing," Abood said. "The other high priority issue, of course, is DBFO. The legislation ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Mercer's annual periodic table, which charts 17 major asset classes investment returns on an annual basis over the last decade, reveals that there's few reliable themes, except that greater risk tends to be rewarded by greater return. Equity ...

Foreign investment in Australia booms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its yearly reading on Australia's international investment position, showing a boom in foreign investment into the country. In 2024, foreign investment rose $326.9 billion to hit $4.97 trillion. ...

MA Financial partners to invest $2.6bn in middle market loans

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... each share a similar approach to private credit investing with a focus on providing loans to high quality borrowers backed by top-tier middle market private equity owners," Autorino said. "These partnerships are an important strategic milestone for the ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... conflicts of interest are to be expected and managed. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence (AI)-related record-keeping questions are top of mind for licensees. The survey found an upward trend in the use of AI to draft meeting minutes. "Another 33% of ...

Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... February 2025, marking one of the strongest monthly performances this year. The surge in job vacancies places Australia in the top position globally over the US (+28.85%) and India (+22.58%). Robert Walters director of finance Hamish Winterbourn said ...