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ESSSuper launches Balanced Growth Managed option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... ESSSuper said the option is ideally for members who want a mix of growth assets, including Australian and international shares, and lower-risk defensive assets for stability. The option targets 71% growth assets and the remainder in defensive assets. ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... million. Justice Horan did not approve the penalty until today. The options in question were the Sustainable Plus Australian Shares; Sustainable Plus International Shares; Sustainable Plus Shares; Sustainable Plus High Growth Option; Sustainable Plus ...

Top 10 Australian share funds of FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... strategies performed well over the June quarter, holding several spots among the top 10 managers in Mercer's Australian shares investment manager universe. A key theme among the group was the "meaningful contribution" that came from short exposures. ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
MLC chief investment officer Dan Farmer has told an investment forum that while there have been times when diversifying felt like sacrificing returns, it's now being rewarded. For equity markets, a big driver of portfolio returns, Farmer said that MLC ...

Sequoia chief reappointed, hunt for successor kicks off

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... salary for the next two years and is eligible for a short-term incentive capped at 30% of total remuneration, to be taken as shares in the company. As previously reported by Financial Standard, Sequoia received a notice from a disgruntled group of shareholders ...

Charges brought against ASX pump and dump group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... announce a target stock, a designated time to buy and a target price or percentage gain to be reached before dumping the shares. In some cases, posts on social media forums may mislead subscribers by suggesting the activity is legal," it said at the ...

Pacific Current sells European boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... bonds are expected to have a total aggregate par value of US$49.7 million ($74.3m). PAC will also receive 1.37 million shares of Abacus common stock. The transaction is subject to Luxembourg regulatory approval and is expected to close in the coming ...

Brighter Super posts 9.07% returns for its default option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... investment options over the past 18 months, particularly where there has been a larger allocation to growth assets such as shares,'' Rider said. "This is despite high interest rates and slower economic growth. "Our focus is on building a well-diversified ...

Young, bullish online investors drive trading: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... stocks" such as AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC), Innovative Eyewear (NASDAQ: LUCY), and Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD). Six mega-tech shares - particularly Nvidia - accounted for more than 75% of the S&P 500's record gains in May. "The rise in international ...

Betashares launches new currency hedged ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... million in funds under management (FUM), appealing to investors looking to maintain exposure to a broad portfolio of US shares without being heavily exposed to a small number of 'mega cap' companies. This is particularly pertinent given that ...