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CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... economic indicators - relative unemployment, construction work done, and dwelling starts. Western Australia remains in the second spot and is fast closing-in on first place - leading on relative population growth and home lending. WA came in a closet ...

Adviser profits up despite client loss: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... increases have provided a strong foundation for the rise in practice profitability which we've seen across the sector for the second year running. But we find that practices that vastly lifted their bottom line were those with a near-ascetic approach ...

Top 10 Australian share funds of FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... absolute return focus, also came first over a three-year period with an annual return of 17.2%. ECP AM All Cap secured second place with 29.1% return for the year and placed ninth over a five-year period with a 12.4% return. The Smallco Broadcap Fund ...

New mandates boost Clime FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... Sydney, manages the DMG Diversified Portfolio (DMGDP) and Clearwater Dynamic Portfolio (CDP) for DMG's client base. The second mandate of $60 million was invested in the Clime Income Fund. Clime did not disclose the client awarding the mandate. At ...

Trend among young Aussies highlights need for affordable advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... aged 18-34 who say they have ever sourced financial advice relating to retirement or superannuation, social media was the second-most common (15%) source of advice, after friends and family (36%). Only 6% had sought advice from professional advisers ...

CalSTRS creates Total Fund Management division

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has established a Total Fund Management division, according to its latest Investments Branch business plan. CalSTRS chief investment officer Scott Chan, who took on the role this month following ...

ASIC to launch new criminal investigation team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... market. One was during the COVID-19 pandemic when global markets experienced a high-level of volatility and trading. The second was in late 2023 as corporate activity increased. ASIC said in both instances it acted quickly to address harmful conduct. ...

Advisers shun major institutions, 500 exit: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... report said. Insignia is the largest financial advice brand with 1159 registered advisers, down 128 from last year. AMP sits second place with 927, down by 59 since June 2023. Fortnum (up 107%), Lifespan (up 64%), and Clearview (up 44%) are the fastest-growing ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... feeding through to activity and prices." Brown said Schroders was expecting the US economy to expand 2.2% in 2025 under a second Trump presidency, followed by 2.7% growth in 2026. deVere chief executive Nigel Green said Biden's decision to pull out of ...

SEC gives final approval for Ethereum ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given final and official approval Ethereum ETFs, making it the second digital asset ETF to hit US markets after Bitcoin ETFs were launched in March this year. Back in May, the SEC approved eight Ethereum ...