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ETF industry passes $250bn mark

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
Positive market performance and record inflows have seen the Australian ETF industry surpass $250 billion in funds under management (FUM), according to the Betashares January ETF review. The industry saw $4.6 billion in net flows with the total market ...

Macquarie AM splashes billions on Applied Digital Corporation

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has pledged US$5 billion to NASDAQ-listed Applied Digital Corporation, which provides high-performance computing (HPC) data-centre solutions. MAM will initially commit up to US$900 million to operate the Ellendale HPC ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Bitcoin finished 2024 up 123.4%, ranking as the seventh largest global asset by market capitalisation, according to new research from Binance Australia. However, momentum stalled in late December when the US Federal Reserve scaled back its planned 2025 ...

CC Capital Partners bids for Insignia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
New York-based CC Capital Partners has expressed interest in taking over Insignia Financial, upping Bain Capital's offer that was recently rejected. CC Capital Partners is offering $4.30 cash per Insignia share, which is a 7.5% premium to Bain Capital's ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
David Bonderman, the co-founder of global alternatives investor TPG, passed away this week. Bonderman, affectionately known as 'Bondo' to many, was also founder of Wildcat Capital Management, the Bonderman family office, and owner of National Hockey ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Australian equities face headwinds and their performance over the past year has been "subdued" compared to major global indexes, according to Morningstar research. While local opportunities exist at a more granular level - especially for investors open ...

Betashares expands Wealth Builder suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
Betashares introduced a geared version of its Nasdaq 100 ETF, a new addition to the Wealth Builder range. The Betashares Wealth Builder Nasdaq 100 Geared (30-40% LVR) Complex ETF (ASX: GNDQ) is designed to enhance access to the benefits of gearing ...

Aussies struggle with financial goals: Generation Life

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australians are finding it hard to achieve their financial goals because of inflation, the cost of living, and a complex investment landscape that's characterised by ongoing policy change, according to Generation Life research. While those with a financial ...

Best and worst performing ETFs revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
The best and worst performing Australian ETFs have been identified in new analysis by InvestSMART in its inaugural ETF Scorecard report. The report provides a ranking of ETFs based on their performance to 31 August 2024. The best performing ETF was ...