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VanEck launches AUD-hedged equity ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
VanEck is launching three new AUD-hedged international equity ETFs, prompted by increasing demand from financial advisers and investors. The investment manager's new ETFs, scheduled for a November 9 debut on the ASX, will leverage VanEck's existing ...

Link revises financial reports after ASIC review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... announced on August 28. Of note, ASIC's financial reporting and audit surveillance program is designed to improve the benchmark of financial reporting, ensuring compliance with legal standards. To monitor adherence to the Corporations Act 2001 and ...

Janus Henderson to delist from ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
Janus Henderson is set to delist from the ASX, saying the proportion of capital held through CHESS Depository Interests (CDIs) has "declined significantly." The investment manager, which anticipates delisting from the ASX on December 6, has seen its ...

Betashares launches currency-hedged FTSE 100 ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... US. "Following the launch of H100, investors will be able to obtain currency-hedged exposure to this widely recognised benchmark in their portfolio," he said. "At the same time, investors will continue to be able to use our unhedged FTSE 100 ETF, F100 ...

Super member loyalty on the rise: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
Loyalty among superannuation fund members is at a three-year high, with just 18% now intending to take their retirement savings elsewhere. That's according to the latest CSBA FEAL Superannuation CX Benchmarking report, which surveyed more than 7200 ...

High-performing firms reveal strategies behind success

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
The success behind high-performing financial advice firms is largely driven by their ability to operate strategically with discipline and help advisers focus on servicing clients' needs, a new analysis shows. A study by Macquarie Business Banking and ...

Fidelity launches global long-short fund to Aussie market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
Fidelity International has launched its long-short fund to the local market in response to client demand. The Fidelity Global Long Short Fund will be overseen by portfolio manager Dmitry Solomakhin, who is based in London. Fidelity said the fund employs ...

Morningstar eyes super space with new hire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
Morningstar Australasia has appointed the former chief executive of Adviser Ratings to the newly created role of senior vice president, enterprise sales, to steer the research firm's growth in the superannuation and retirement sectors. Mark Hoven has ...

Three actively managed funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... it is in the best interests of unitholders to terminate the fund," the fund manager said. The fund underperformed the benchmark over three and five years. In the last year, it returned 8% while the index made 9%. Meantime, the Yarra Australian Real Assets ...

AAT overturns ASIC ban on investment guru

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... qualify her as a fit and proper person. McCabe said this depends on the context in which it is used. McCabe said the benchmark for such an argument is connected to a person playing a role in a financial services business. "As it happens, none of the ...