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HESTA returns 9.1% to members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
HESTA's default MySuper balanced growth option has returned 9.1% over the last financial year. The option has averaged an annual return of 7.62% over the past 10 years. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said that despite ongoing uncertainty in financial ...

AustralianSuper unleashes raft of investment and fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper has unveiled a raft of changes to its investment exposures and fees which came into effect July 1. Across its MySuper, Choice and TTR Income products, the super fund has removed its exposure to listed infrastructure and listed property. ...

Corporate borrowing hits all-time high despite interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... year, driving corporate debt to an unprecedented US$8.18 trillion, according to Janus Henderson's latest corporate debt index. While significant, the increase was notably lower than in 2022/23 and remained below the borrowing levels of 2018 and 2019. ...

ETF price war heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... due to fee reductions on three products, representing 33% of its AUM. The largest of these, the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF, had its fee reduced from 0.1% to 0.07% p.a. BlackRock had the largest percentage and absolute fee reduction, with its ...

Bennelong takes on fledgling boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... small and mid-cap companies, investors benefit from a broader range of opportunities and greater diversification. The global index is increasingly concentrated in the largest companies - the largest 200 companies represent about two-thirds of the most ...

Betashares captures most net flows in managed funds industry

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... outflow, reflective of a 29% loss in FUM. Last week, Financial Standard reported that State Street's Australian Equities Index Trust and International Equities Index Trust bore the brunt of the capital exodus over the year. Of the 154 managers in ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... met, that seems appropriate. Inflation remains stubbornly high," Miller said. Miller said the April monthly consumer price index (CPI) indicator exhibited ongoing "stickiness", as did the price and labour cost indicators contained in the NAB May Monthly ...

SSGA loses $2.4bn in two months

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
... 2023, the majority of which hit its Australian and international equities products. The State Street International Equities Index Trust lost a whopping $638 million in December, while the International Equities Index (Hedged) Trust and Australian Fixed ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... keeping him up at night is trying to make sure that inflation comes down without smashing the economy. Annual consumer price index inflation peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and has since declined to 3.6% as of the March quarter of 2024. ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... long-duration bonds can serve as a hedge during equity market downturns. Benchmarked to the Bloomberg AusBond Govt 15+ Year Index, ALTB is the longest duration exposure available within the Australian iShares product range. "With the introduction of ...