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Global X launches new gold ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
Global X has launched the Global X Gold Bullion ETF (ASX: GXLD), expanding the company's range of gold-backed products. GXLD will complement Global X's flagship product, Global X Physical Gold (ASX: GOLD), to provide investors more choice in selecting ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
The Super Members Council (SMC) has warned that encouraging young Australians to use their superannuation for a house deposit could dramatically drive-up house prices and deplete their retirement savings. "We all desperately want more Australians to ...

ART reduces admin fees for high balance accounts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will be reducing the maximum account balance for the percentage administration fee from $800,000 to $500,000. Currently, the percentage fee applies to the first $800,000 of member account balances in each Super Savings ...

Treasury shakes up foreign investing framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
Treasury is promising to make Australia a better investment hub for foreigners as it lays out comprehensive reforms to make the system "stronger, more streamlined, and more transparent". Treasurer Jim Chalmers today released an updated foreign investment ...

Qantas Super boosts ag assets by $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... capital will unlock substantial value by converting more than 5000 hectares of land with substantial water holdings into high yielding, water efficient horticultural crops," Qantas Super chief investment officer Andrew Spence said. Lenaghan said Australian ...

Brighter Super to close socially responsible options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... options. For example, for the existing Growth option that is closing, members will be transferred into the Multi-Manager High Growth Fund which will in turn be renamed Growth. As a result of the changes, members will see immediate investment fee and ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
There is a gap in perception among Australians of life insurance as a crucial component of financial stability, according to an Investment Trends Consumer Insurance Needs report. The report said out of the 20 million adult Australians, 6.7 million have ...

Succession planning troubles family offices: J.P. Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... equity allocation of 26%, and an average fixed income and cash allocation of 20%. Cash allocations still appear relatively high relative to history." While they do employ robust investment teams, the ultimate decision maker is typically one single family ...

ASIC hits back at parliament: 'Simply not realistic'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... happy to take ASIC on," he said. "From time to time our powers are challenged in the courts, sometimes all the way up to the High Court. That's a resource-intensive activity." Longo said the regulator was overrun with complaints that do not fall under ...

AMP Advice partners with BlackRock and Lonsec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... innovative new offer, AMP-aligned practices as well as smaller eligible practices through Jigsaw will be able to create tailored, high-quality investment portfolios for their clients which are governed, managed and administered by world class asset managers ...