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Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... Betashares Global Royalties ETF (ROYL) - 12.1% The top 10 ETFs by flows for the month of October were: Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) - $371 million Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (VBND) - $221.48 million Vanguard MSCI ...

GQG's FUM pulls back, breaks six-month streak

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... over October. GQG's US Equity strategy has posted a 28.1% return year-to-date, compared to its benchmark - the S&P 500 index - at 22.1%. Since its launch in July 2014, the strategy has returned 16.2%, while the benchmark has returned 13.2%. GQG's ...

Betashares launches ethical fixed income ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... responsible investment considerations. The ETF tracks the Bloomberg Australian Enhanced Yield Ethically Screened Composite Bond Index. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said the strategy is aligned with evolving investors' appetite. "We're ...

Warakirri terminates Flinders fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... benchmark. Since inception, it has returned 7.9% per annum while its benchmark, the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index, returned 8.36%. The Flinders Emerging Companies Fund invested in Australian small caps and pledged to achieve a 3% outperformance ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the September 2024 quarter and 2.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The September quarter's rise of 0.2% is the lowest outcome since the June 2020 quarter ...

Qantas Super lowers investment fees, updates cash option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... Cash option's objective is to achieve a return after tax and investment fees equal to the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill index (net of tax), over a rolling one-year period. This has changed to include the words 'net of tax' in the objective ...

CFS unveils fund manager, fee changes to FirstChoice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... option will replace the Stewart Investors Worldwide Sustainability option. Both options track the MSCI All Country World Index and allocate between 80% to 100% in global shares. However, Capital Group's option is not a sustainable fund. It invests ...

Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... global equity and AREIT fund managers prove to be the biggest underperformers over the long term as more than 86% lag the index, an S&P Dow Jones Indices report finds. Australian fund managers, who invest in general global equities, continue to see their ...

BlackRock lowers management fees on ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... withdrawal fees - which apply to authorised participants only - will increase, and IAA will gain exposure to the relevant index by investing directly in index constituents, and in other permitted investments, rather than investing in the respective US ...

Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... growth falling to just 2.2%." As for debt imbalance measures, Australia ranked 15 th with a slightly negative debt imbalance index score. "Australia is weighed down by its net foreign debt position, which sits at 32% of GDP. This offsets a favourable ...