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Impact offers opportunity during crisis: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
As COVID-19 exposes entrenched problems in society, the ability to scale social impact investments in Australia holds significant promise to drive progress towards solutions, a new report reveals. UTS associate professor Danielle Logue and Dr Gillian ...

ASIC cancels two AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licenses of Western Australia-based, Personal Risk Management and Melbourne-based Australian Golden Securities ASIC said Personal Risk's cancellation took effect on 21 May 2020, after the company ...

Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
A Sydney boutique under Grant Samuel Funds Management's banner has closed its $28 million fund that invested in VIX and S&P 500 options. Triple3 Volatility Advantage, run by former Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Singapore options trader ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... in the superannuation industry." These portfolios should act like a traditionally balanced fund in bull markets, and like gold and cash during periods of drawdown, Rachchoff argued. "You see a lot of portfolios that are supposed to be 'diversified,' ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... the early stages of the pandemic, investors rushed to ETFs with exposure to traditional safe havens - like precious metals, gold, and broad-based market ETFs, Walesby said. However, more recently investors had shifted to ETFs with exposure to Australian ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Although the small cap rebound has been led by the technology and resource sector, in particular, by companies with exposure to gold - Oberg believes the tech sector may disappoint in the months ahead. "We think a number of these companies have run too ...

Rich Dad feels for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... educate people. You know what it's like, when it comes to money everybody is an expert." Kiyosaki says he is investing in gold, silver and bitcoin right now. He is currently promoting a seminar for Australian audiences with The great depression ahead ...

Australian ETF market shows strength

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... theme, growing 73%, due to increasing awareness after the bushfires and COVID-19. Precious metals ETFs including palladium and gold were the best performers, up 90% and 43% respectively, helping to shield investors from market volatility. Oil & energy ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... with the AUD appreciating from US61.4c to US65.7c over the month," BetaShares said. "For example, investors who turned to gold in response to sharemarket volatility benefitted from the metal's strong rally - with the currency-hedged BetaShares Gold ...

HESTA awards investment data mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
The $56 billion super fund has partnered with a New York-based software company to support its strategic investment decisions and funds management. HESTA has selected GoldenSource Nexus to overhaul its investment data management, set to help the super ...