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Global X's best three ideas for portfolio construction

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Global X head of institutional clients Chad Hitzeman shared the exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider's best three ideas for constructing portfolios in alternative ways at a conference hosted by Activam Group. The first idea is equity thematics, which ...

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 - ...

Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Schroders launched a new global equity fund this week, aiming to exploit 'growth gaps.' The Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund was introduced to wholesale and institutional investors this week, a concentrated portfolio of global equities managed by co-head ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of foreign exchange contracts issuer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... contracts that allow a client to speculate in the change in value of an underlying asset, such as foreign exchange rates, stock market indices, single equities, commodities or crypto assets. ASIC found FXOpen AU's failure to comply with its core obligations ...

SPAC acquires Australian Food & Agriculture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... the combined business will be named Agriculture & Natural Solutions, also known as NewCo, and will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AFAE. Some 70 management and support staff will continue to operate AFA. Impact Ag staff are ...

BlackRock launches new bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced it will launch the iShares 20+ year US Treasury Bond ETF (ASX: ULTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. The addition of the ETF extends the local iShares fixed income range, which it said offers Australian advisers and ...

Former BBY employee sentenced for 'dishonest conduct'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Nine years on from its collapse, the former employee of stockbroking firm BBY has been sentenced to two years and six months after being convicted of aiding and abetting. ASIC alleged that Yat Nam (April) Yuen had facilitated the transfers of client ...

Zenith increases defensive investment as recession risk looms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... increasing our allocation to high-quality government bonds, known for their resilience during economic downturns," he said. As stock markets navigate heightened volatility Hennessy said the challenge for investors is to stay focused on medium-longer ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... years, with S&P Global Ratings forecasting a high single-digit growth in total assets in the sector. Similarly, the London Stock Exchange Group predicts a tremendous spike in total Islamic finance assets from US$4.5 trillion in 2022 to US$6.67 trillion ...

Janus Henderson to buy private credit manager Victory Park Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... yet-to-be-launched funds in exchange for an upfront payment of US$33.9 million, with 75% paid in cash and 25% in Janus Henderson stock. After the transaction, Pacific Current will retain an 11.2% stake in Victory Park's management company and 19.4% of ...