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All Tech Index launches down under

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
After several years in the making, the ASX has launched a new technology index, set to boost the profiles of Australia's tech darlings and provide new opportunities to investors. The S&P/ASX All Tech Index, which some analysts have likened to an Australian ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... the exposure to proven return factors. "This results in solutions that provide both an enhanced sustainability portfolio profile and attractive return-risk characteristics." It argues that blending sustainable and multi-factor based strategies can still ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... MySuper products - saying these will suit those who want to stay in a product with low fees but have a different risk profile. "I'm bullish on the SMSF segment. It may drop in market share, because of the overall strengthening of the system, but it will ...

Industry fund awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... an attractive solution for superannuation funds looking for enhanced market returns, while improving the sustainability profile of their portfolios," he said. The mandate will be managed by Robeco's Quantitative Equities team, consisting of more than ...

TCorp issues first Euro bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... "This transaction represented a great opportunity to issue into a tenor to complement our strategy of lengthening the debt profile while diversifying the investor base. "In Europe, there is more appetite for this type of debt." Separately, TCorp recently ...

SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... ownership of STW, which we believe is one of the primary indicators ETF investors should look at, along with liquidity profile and the quality of the tracking index. "With STW included as one component of our risk-based ETF model portfolios, we believe ...

New board member at EQT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
A high profile financial adviser has joined EQT Holdings, appointed as a non-executive director to its board. Catherine Robson, who founded Affinity Private, has joined the EQT board. Robson began her career at Macquarie and founded boutique wealth ...

Corrupt adviser banned, AFSL canned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
ASIC has banned a Queensland-based financial adviser from providing financial services for seven years and cancelled the AFS licence of his business. The corporate regulator found that Timothy Shapter had not provided advice in his client's best interests ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... allow us to download knowledge and skills; these chips will be connected to the internet and linked to a broader personal profile that facilitates daily tasks such as payments and access to public transport." They argue too that disabilities will be ...

American private debt fund eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... The capacity is USD $500 million to $600 million. The second option, is an asset income strategy, with a lower return profile than the first vehicle and a capacity of USD $700 million. Both have a life of five to seven years, and make quarterly distributions. ...