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What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... keeping him up at night is trying to make sure that inflation comes down without smashing the economy. Annual consumer price index inflation peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and has since declined to 3.6% as of the March quarter of 2024. ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... long-duration bonds can serve as a hedge during equity market downturns. Benchmarked to the Bloomberg AusBond Govt 15+ Year Index, ALTB is the longest duration exposure available within the Australian iShares product range. "With the introduction of ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... representation from entry level to C-suite is observed in every industry. While half of economies included in the Global Gender Gap Index made incremental progress, significant disparities remained. The top 10 nations for gender parity were: Iceland ...

BlackRock to launch new ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... China. The ETF also seeks to mitigate the high concentration of China within the composition of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, enabling investors to maintain their exposure to emerging markets while having greater flexibility in their China allocation. ...

Macquarie AM bags top manager gong

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... Vanguard Australia and U Ethical Investors each won two categories. Vanguard's International Shares Select Exclusions Index Fund and MSCI International Small Companies Index ETF took out two international shares categories for the Index/Enhanced ...

AMP North launches new tool

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... superannuation funds. The new Activam options include Activam Conservative and Income Portfolio, Activam Moderate Portfolio, Activam Index-Focused Balanced Portfolio, Activam Balanced Portfolio, Activam Growth Portfolio, and Activam High Growth Portfolio. ...

Global X brings US infrastructure ETF to Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... followed by the world's largest US infrastructure development fund. PAVE, which tracks the Indxx US Infrastructure Development Index, invests in companies that are expected to benefit from increased infrastructure investment in the US. This includes ...

BlackRock has most valuable brand, study finds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... Asset Management, coming in second with a brand value just under US$7 billion. However, it had the strongest brand strength index of 87.4 out of 100. Coming in third was Vanguard at US$6 billion. Meanwhile, for value PIF leads among SWFs due to its investment ...

GSFM to distribute new strategy in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
Investment fund distributor GSFM has partnered with Alantra Asset Management to bring its €1.3 billion listed European small and mid-cap strategy (EQMC) to Australia. The strategy will be available to institutional, wholesale, and family office investors. ...

Principal Finisterre launches new debt fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... Principal said the strategy's total return approach, marked by active investment management and monitoring, devoid of index constraints, distinguishes it from conventional emerging market debt strategies. ​Principal Finisterre chief investment ...