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Lazard AM launches emerging market fund to retail sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... invests in regions such as China, Taiwan, Indonesia, India and Brazil and is benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Some of its holdings include TSMC, Samsung, Alibaba, Petrobras and MediaTek. "We believe this fund that uses a quantitatively ...

Ausbil broadens wholesale sustainable fund access with ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... provides exposure to an actively managed portfolio of between 30-45 Australian-listed equities, primarily from the S&P/ASX 200 Index, to deliver risk-controlled outperformance of its benchmark, the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index, over the long term. ...

Betashares debuts Australia's first space ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... Planet Labs and Firefly Aerospace. It said it will also target fast entry of major initial public offerings (IPOs) in the index, including the upcoming listing of SpaceX. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said the fund will offer investors a new ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.6% in the 12 months to March 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "March CPI inflation of 4.6% is up from the 3.7% annual inflation to February. Annual CPI inflation is the highest it's ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
A new report demonstrates financial advisers continue to favour the core-satellite investment methodology, but without structural and disciplined approaches, it can lead to a raft of unintended risks. The Vanguard Adviser Portfolio Trends Report 2026 ...

VanEck unveils new range of active ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... floating and government in individual weights determined by our SAA and do not just use a single sleeve like the composite bond index," VanEck said. "Each of the three Core+ funds has been calibrated to meet a different risk-return objective and aims ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... all. Why do I say that? It's because we're the finance industry. We measure fear," Pearce said. Pearce said the VIX index - which measures market volatility - spiked far more on Liberation Day when US President Donald Trump announced his initial ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
The government is set to ditch the 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount and revert to the pre-1999 system where the cost base of an asset is adjusted for inflation, according to reports. Major news outlets report that Treasury will announce the change ...

ETF Shares to launch two ETFs on ASX

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... ETFs currently available, the new funds will be distributed annually. VOLT, tracking the BITA Global Lithium Miners Select Index, will provide investors exposure to global lithium mining companies, including the PLS Group, Albemarle Corporation, Ganfeng ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... equities over the US as global unrest rises due to the conflict in the Middle East. BlackRock Australia iShares ETF and index investments specialist Tamara Haban-Beer Stats said investors are becoming more deliberate with their investments in the US. ...