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Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025

... timberland asset classes. He added that returns also benefited from changes to the fund's currency mix and exposure to commodities, including gold. "We continue to assess conditions and adjust the portfolio to manage risk and deliver attractive long-term ...

BNP Paribas names chief for Australia, NZ

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025

... 2025. Also a long serving employee, her career at BNP Paribas began in late 2009 when she joined as head of energy commodities finance and credit management. Her other roles include leading the risk function for Asia Pacific. "BNP Paribas has a longstanding ...

ECCM recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025

... over 70 diversified and liquid global futures markets, including equity indices, foreign exchange, fixed income and commodities. ECCM aims to deliver returns with low correlation to traditional asset classes. "It's an exciting time at ECCM," Haslinger ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

... local pension funds had 58% of their assets in non-public equities - e.g. fixed income, private capital, real estate, commodities, etc.," Equitable said. It said "we know" the losses pension funds have experienced are deeper than the initial public equity ...

Aware Super spends $1.6bn on Australia's 'largest' intermodal terminal

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

... Additionally, primary producers can use the MIT as a cargo assembly area in preparation for exporting their goods and commodities to global markets via the port." Meanwhile, Barings executive director Shaun Hannah added the strategy is to deliver high-quality ...

ETF market dips but bright spots emerge

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025

... insufficient to boost the market, with Australian equities flows down 44% to $791 million, while investors flocked to commodities like gold which has surged 135% to $249 million in the month. This comes as the market is on track to hit $300 billion at ...

Quant fund taps new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025

... Trend Fund, employs a proprietary directional futures model to trade more than 70 international markets, including commodities, currencies, long-term government bonds, short-term interest rates, and equity indices. "We've now delivered a five-year track ...

WA best performing state, but economic growth lags

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025

... leader on annual growth rates - on an aggregate basis - across all economic metrics. "There is little to separate the commodities and tourism-heavy states, with Queensland ranked first or second on five of the eight key economic indicators," CommSec ...

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025

... of US$532.3 billion reported in the year prior. Fixed income ETFs gathered net inflows of US$314.3 billion, while commodities ETFs gained US$3.9 billion. Active ETFs attracted net inflows of US$374.3 billion, which was double the previous year's ...

Investors should stay the course in 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025

... [as] US equities are on the expensive side," she added. "There are enough opportunities [outside the US] including commodities like electric vehicles spreading rapidly across emerging markets. "[However] within US equities, small caps is probably the ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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