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Active ETF issuance forebodes bigger market share: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
Active ETFs are tipped to boom in the near term as the unprecedented rate at which they are issued shows they will take the sector by storm, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Last year, 80% of all ETFs issued in the US were active ETFs, J.P. ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... month, but ultimately concluded the arguments for a cut were more weighted. However, despite deciding to deliver the interest rate relief, the central bank said it is not committed to embarking on a cutting cycle either. "... members agreed that their ...

PM Capital confirms proposal to acquire Platinum funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... (NTA) or take a cash-out instead. For its Platinum Capital proposal, shareholders can swap their shares for PGF shares at a rate based on PGF's pre-tax NTA, plus a 1.5% premium to PMC's pre-tax NTA. Alternatively, PMC shareholders can opt for ...

The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Multifactor productivity in the market sector rose by 0.1% between 2022-23 and 2023-24. This was below the 20-year average annual rate of 0.3%, and far below the 1.6% annual rate recorded between 1994-95 to 2003-04. PC deputy chair Alex Robson said the ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... more say they need education and guidance, a new Investment Trends study finds. Some 27% of advisers that are embracing AI rate themselves as "beginners" or have "limited use" and primarily use it for reporting and editing purposes, according to the ...

Selfwealth to proceed with Svava proposal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... made with consideration to our assessed valuation of Selfwealth, the risks associated with an anticipated lower interest rate cycle, current market conditions and the competitive landscape," BFG said in a statement, adding that it will continue to pursue ...

Deflation continues, albeit slowly

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... "However, the bigger picture remains one of inflation softening-which justifies the RBA's decision this month to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points." VanEck head of investments Russel Chesler agreed the data showed positive momentum in keeping ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Reserve's decision making. "Increasingly, we're seeing more investment coming through the economy, and it's not really interest rate sensitive. It's a different kind of world from the one we've been in," Redican said. On the energy transition, Redican ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... partnerships with our US allies," he said. "Australia's super system is the fastest growing in the world, growing at twice the rate of global peers, and growing so fast that funds will need to continue investing significantly overseas to generate appropriate ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum that investors should be wary of the coming decade, with more volatility expected. "The last 10 to 20 years, we have seen a rising tide ...