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IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its inflation predictions for 2025, upping Australia's consumer price index expectations from 2.8% to 3.6%. In its World Economic Outcomes report, the IMF predicted Australia would be one of two advanced ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... research. While local opportunities exist at a more granular level - especially for investors open to looking beyond the index - Morningstar said it sees greater merit in global markets, such as Chinese equities on valuation grounds and other select ...

Betashares expands Wealth Builder suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... enhance access to the benefits of gearing, the provider said. Like the flagship Nasdaq 100 ETF, it tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index but with moderate gearing. The geared ratio will typically between 30% and 40% on any given day, Betashares said, meaning the ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... experts saying it's the result of a lack of focus. According to the 16 th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index report, Australia is now ranked sixth globally with an index value of 76.7 and a B+ grade, now sitting behind Singapore which ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Superannuation industry groups are pushing back against a campaign led by NSW Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic seeking to allow single and divorced woman to access their superannuation early to purchase a property. Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

HUB24 share price, FUA skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... whopping 400% in the last five years to $64.45 at the time of publication. On September 23, it was admitted in the S&P/ASX 100 Index with a market capitalisation of more than $5.2 billion. Sandfire Resources also broke into the top 100, while Domino's ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
The Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Household Spending Insights (HSI) index fell 0.7% month on month in September, in seasonally adjusted terms, following a gain in August of 1.6%. The fall in September was in line with expectations, CBA chief economist Stephen ...

High-profile Tribeca manager sets up shop

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... has returned more than 26% p.a. recently and has $1.45 billion in AUM. The fund aims to beat the S&P/ASX-200 Accumulation Index before fees and expenses over the long term. It takes both long positions and short positions in Australian shares, using ...

Best and worst performing ETFs revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... a $405 loss. SNAS is both a short and leveraged product which multiplies the losses when the Nasdaq 100 rises. With the index rising strongly over the period considered, SNAS fell significantly. "ETFs have been on a growth rocket ship for the past decade ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... inception, the trust has delivered a net return of -22.87% against the 2.72% of its benchmark, the Bloomberg Ausbond Bank Bill Index. The underlying fund's top holdings included Sunnova Energy International, Fluence Energy, National Grid, Nvidia ...