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BlackRock backs stablecoin issuer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
Circle Internet Financial has entered into an agreement for a $400 million funding round with investments from BlackRock and Fidelity Management and Research. The global internet finance firm is also the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), one of the fastest ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Global pension fund assets have doubled in the last decade, with Australia's pension assets growing by 11.6% in 2021 and seeing it described as "the most successful pensions market". The latest Global Pension Assets Study from Willis Towers Watson's ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
With an expectation that public market returns will be hard to come by this year, J. P. Morgan is urging investments to embrace megatrends playing out across alternative asset classes. J.P. Morgan has published the 2022 Alternatives Outlook which explores ...

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The US Federal Reserve Board is examining the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it considers whether the creation of one would improve the domestic payments system. Considering the current state of the US domestic payments system ...

Morrison & Co launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
H.R.L. Morrison & Co has launched a new open-ended global infrastructure fund. The Morrison & Co Infrastructure Partnership ('MCO IP'), securing more than US$3 billion in fund commitments and co-investment capital from anchor investors on its ...

Super funds up offshore investments: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
Based on their currency hedging strategies, superannuation funds increasingly look offshore not only to invest in equities but also to gain more exposure to unlisted assets. According to NAB's 2021 Superannuation FX survey of 54 super funds, allocations ...

Best fixed interest funds revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
In a tough environment for managers, Rainmaker research reveals the best performing Australian and international fixed interest funds. Considering wholesale international fixed interest funds' returns on a three-year basis, Rainmaker found that First ...

PineBridge launches Asia small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
The $172 billion fund manager has launched its third Australian-domiciled fund. The PineBridge Asia ex Japan Small Cap Genesis Fund is an Australia-domiciled fund that feeds into the strategy's UCITS fund. The underlying strategy is benchmark unaware ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
Australian regulators expect institutions to cease the use of LIBOR in new contracts before the end of 2021. ASIC, APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia have reiterated the importance of ensuring a timely transition away from the London Interbank Offered ...

S&P rejigs index as BlackRock ETF grows

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... restricted to just 30 stocks will be a welcome change at iShares' Global Clean Energy ETF (NASDAQ: ICLN), which has grown to over USD $5.7 billion. However, for smaller funds tracking the ETF, the move to a bigger portfolio that travel away from the ...