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Low-cost funds outperform in most asset classes: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
A new report from Morningstar demonstrates low-cost funds have typically outperformed their more expensive peers in the past, with the cheapest options always achieving a higher success ratio in most categories. Most prominently, in the multisector ...

Betashares Direct slashes brokerage fees on ASX 300

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Betashares has announced zero-brokerage investing for over 300 ASX-listed shares through its platform, Betashares Direct. The feature complements the platform's existing brokerage-free offering on all ASX-traded ETFs. By eliminating transactional brokerage ...

Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Active fund managers tend to outperform their passive counterparts in certain categories like Australian equity income and bonds, but the latter has better survivorship rates, according to Morningstar's latest Active/Passive Barometer report. The analysis ...

ASIC sues NAB for failing customers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed proceedings against National Australia Bank (NAB) in the Federal Court. ASIC alleges NAB failed 345 of its customers at their most vulnerable when they applied for hardship support ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Fair Work Australia's (FWA) recent ruling in favour of a Philippines-based worker to bring an unfair dismissal case against the former employer could serve as a warning for financial services firms who rely on offshoring, as the corporate regulator ...

Macquarie offloads airports in $3bn deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 4, and Ferrovial have reached an agreement to sell AGS Airports to AviAlliance. The terms of the transaction represent an enterprise value for the business of around $3 billion (£1.53 ...

HNWIs demand alternatives, platforms lack access

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
As high-net-worth (HNW) investors increasingly demand alternative assets, platforms are failing to facilitate access to these opportunities, according to Praemium. Nearly one third of HNW investors want to diversify into alternatives but their platforms ...

Perpetual reveals new leadership structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Perpetual is rolling out a global leadership restructure in its asset management arm, in a move that sees the departure of its chief risk and sustainability officer. As it gears up to become a standalone asset management business following the sale ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. ...

AI use limited but take up rises among advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
While adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is limited across financial advice firms, the rate of adoption has increased significantly in the past year, according to Netwealth. AI has largely been helping advisers improve efficiencies during client ...