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New ETF for ASX All Tech Index

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... of their portfolios unlike a core exposure such as the ASX200, where BetaShares's A200 is the cheapest broad-based Aussie equities product. "As the ETF continues expanding and builds scale, there will always been an opportunity to look at the overall ...

Higher super contributions make Aussies feel safer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
New research suggests contributions above the current rate of superannuation guarantee lead to Australians feeling more secure about their retirement. While the superannuation sector awaits the final report of the retirement income review, new Investment ...

More US giants added to Chi-X TraCRs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... available through the exchange. Chi-X Australia chief executive Vic Jokovic said TraCRs had "filled a gap in the market" for Aussie investors seeking ownership of US shares, with the firm noting an uptick in the daily trading of TraCRs since their introduction ...

New Aussie ETF to invest in FAANGs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... also not too fussed about Chi-x's Tracrs, which has just expanded its suite of international tech stocks available to Aussie investors. TraCRs are transferable custody receipts (TraCRs) that give Aussie investors exposure to the financial performance ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that the economy added 13,500 jobs in January - more than market expectations for an increase of 10,000 - with the creation of 46,200 full-time positions more than offsetting the termination of ...

Bleak year for dividend growth in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... to 2015 levels of $55.2 billion. Big, special dividends from BHP and Rio Tinto propped up the headline number for total Aussie dividends. But if these are taken out, local dividend payout actually fell 3.3%. "Australia's headline total [rising 3.2%] ...

AustralianSuper SG modelling paints dismal picture

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... eight years. Even at 12% SG, she will get to $331,000 retirement balance. This is $214,000 less than what ASFA says an Aussie needs to retire comfortably. "This member will not achieve a comfortable retirement even if the SG moves to 12% - more will ...

JP Morgan appoints two Aussie leads

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
JP Morgan has appointed not one, but two co-heads to lead the firm's investment banking business down under. Jabe Jerram and Simon Ranson have been appointed as co-heads of JP Morgan's investment banking coverage. A JP Morgan spokesperson said the appointments ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Aussie retirees will have to fork out an extra $1292 a year to live comfortably, and they have the drought and rising house prices to blame. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) found that over the year to the December quarter ...

T. Rowe Price shutters local fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... 14.60% to the 12 months ending January 2020. However, at the end of January, it also took the decision to terminate the Aussie vehicle. Redemptions and applications are frozen until March 11 when T. Rowe Price will start winding up the fund. The fund ...