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Gold ETFs outshine large caps: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... returned 41.8% p.a. while the Hyperion Small Growth Companies Fund achieved 35.7% p.a. Loftus Peak's Global Disruption Active ETF turned in 20.9% p.a. Over the period, however, emerging markets equities was the top-performing asset class, with a 14.7% ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... capitalisation strategies in 1H24, this has gone down to 68% in 1H25, with the remaining 32% coming from smart beta and active ETFs. "In Australian fixed income, investors have continued to favour short duration strategies with high credit quality. Another ...

Brighter Super default members earn 11% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... the recovery since the volatility sparked by the US trade tariff announcements. Our long-term strategy, which combines active management with broad diversification, is designed to navigate changing market conditions and protect members' retirement ...

Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... sustainability and ESG objectives over the next two years included increasing allocations to energy transition assets (49%), using active ownership to advance their own organisation's ESG goals (47%), and investing in low-carbon assets while divesting ...

Findex partners with brokerage firm to deliver 'best-in-class' service

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
Findex is entering a joint venture with Ortus Financial to bolster its expertise and breadth of its service. The joint venture will see Findex's lending business progressively evolve into a dedicated, lending-first entity, with a 12-month handover period ...

AustralianSuper's MySuper option returns 9.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... diversified portfolio while also capitalising on good growth in share markets." Delaney pointed to a "challenging 12 months for active investors" as one of the detractors of performance. Nevertheless, he said that delivering "this strong result for members ...

Prime Value expands microcap fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... microcap stocks provide ongoing opportunity to exploit an inefficient part of the market. "There is a lot of scope for active managers to generate alpha via smaller companies," Ivers said. "The Fund is also positioned to capitalise on market swings so ...

Janus Henderson finalises strategic partnership with life insurer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... addition, Guardian will commit up to US$400 million ($608m) for Janus Henderson in securitised credit and high quality active fixed income products, as well as other leading fixed income capabilities, it said. As part of this strategic partnership, Guardian ...

Aware Super delivers double digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Aware Super has delivered a return of 11.9% for its Future Saver High Growth option - its default MySuper option for under 55s - for the 2025 financial year. Retirees invested in Aware's Conservative Balanced option also enjoyed strong performance with ...

Lack of confidence in US equities brings investors back home

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... more stable option. The sentiment comes amid a resurgence of returning investors despite ongoing volatility. The number of active online investors were up 2% compared to the previous half, from 1.33 million in November 2024 to 1.36 million in May 2025 ...