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Markets look to US rate cuts as inflation falls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... a rise of 3% from the previous year, falling short of the expected 3.1%. Core prices, which strip out volatile food and energy costs, rose by 3.3%, slightly under the forecasted 3.4%. However, deVere group chief executive Nigel Green said the marginal ...

UK government to establish national wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... new National Wealth Fund that will "invest in the new industries of the future", with the UK eyeing itself as a "clean energy superpower." It is looking to mobilise billions more in private investment while delivering a return to taxpayers as it will ...

Australian ETF industry blazes past $200bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... the semiconductor sector, have also shown strong performance," Global X said. Conversely, Global X noted that renewable energy ETFs have continued their weak performance into 2024, making them the worst performers over the past year. "Despite the ongoing ...

HMC Capital announces new $50m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
HMC Capital has announced a strategic investment in Stor-Energy, a specialist developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). This represents the first investment by HMC's Energy Transition platform which is seeking ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... products, with neither invested in gambling, tobacco or weapons companies. For instance, the group pointed out, Australia's energy sector significantly underperformed the ASX 300 in FY24. However, due to the screening process, the fund typically allocates ...

ANZ, Blackstone launch HNWI fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... markets to be transformed by major structural themes including disruptive technology, global demographics, and the green energy transition. We believe hedge funds will play an increasingly important role in multi-asset portfolios as investors look to ...

Aware Super delivers 11.02% to default members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... contribution," he said. The option is invested in the likes of Canva and Guzman y Gomez, as well as data centre operators and energy transition companies. Aware's High Growth Indexed option, launched last year, also performed well. It delivered 14.62% ...

AMP MySuper options power past double-digit returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... underpin GDP growth and corporate earnings for many years to come. This, combined with a decade or so of spending on clean energy infrastructure, results in a very positive outlook for equity and corporate debt markets." Looking ahead, Shelley highlighted ...

Federation AM invests in Astris Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... Brownjohn launched Federation with a $500 million raise for the first fund, targeting companies that operate in renewable energy, health, education, and real estate. It currently has $2 billion in funds under management and an annualised return of 22.7% ...

Morningstar names new manager research lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... research house Lonsec for over two years. He also spent two years in the superannuation sector as the investment chief for Energy Industries Super Scheme. Olsen has held senior research roles at Select Investment Partners and van Eyk Research and analyst ...