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WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... Leaders portfolio, which returned just 2.8% in the 2024 financial year versus a 12.1% rally by the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index. Haupt blamed the underperformance on positions in Star Entertainment and troubled glass bottles and cans maker Orora. Haupt ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Many recipients of the Age Pension will pay more for aged care under proposed reforms to how the sector is funded, with wealthier Australians to cover more of the costs they incur from July 2025. With the nation's annual aged care expenses predicted ...

Dimensional hires institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... Australian Value Trust, Global Value Trust and Global Small Company Trust. Last year, Dimensional made its debut in the index fund landscape, launching three actively managed core equity strategies. They were the Dimensional Australian Core Equity Trust ...

Lazard AM brings Japanese equities fund to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... "undervalued" opportunities in Japanese equities, and aims to achieve a total return that exceeds that of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) Net Total Return Index by 3%-5% p.a. The fund has a portfolio of around 30 securities selected from about 3900 ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... thinking about it. Still, they're faring better than many other nations. According to the 2024 Natixis Global Retirement Index report, Australia ranks seventh for retirement security, scoring 78%. The score is derived by measuring several key indicators ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... equipment and instruments. VanEck noted that these sectors are typically underrepresented in broader benchmarks. The S&P/ASX 200 index has zero exposure to military and defence industries, while the MSCI World ex Australia index has just 1.95% exposure. ...

Passive funds save $14.4bn in fees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... analysis. While costs overall have decreased since 1998, Vanguard found the difference in management fees between active and index funds on average is still substantial. The ongoing reductions in the asset-weighted expense ratios of Australian-domiciled ...

abrdn closes hedge fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... was via a total return swap provided by BNP Paribas which provides synthetic exposure to the ASI Global Risk Mitigation 3x Index, according to Morningstar, and from time to time could invest in derivative instruments. "We have determined that terminating ...

Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... and portfolio manager, multi-regional equities Frank Thormann. The new fund looks to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index over three to five years. "While pursuing a style agnostic approach, the fund tilts to underweight value and overweight quality ...

Traditional economic indicators have 'tanked': Economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... more important now. The leading indicators have tanked," Mousina said. "If you look at countries like the US, their leading index is in line with a recession, and it has been in line with a recession for about 12 months. So, this goes to the point that ...