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Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... months of calendar 2024 with a 4.2% increase in the value of the ASX/S&P 200 Accumulation Index, giving an annual growth rate of 11.8% increase from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024," Huang said. "The half year to 30 June 2024 has seen inflation fears start ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... S&P SmallCap 600, while active equity funds in the Middle East built on their 2023 domestic record with another strong beat rate, with a similar figure outperforming the S&P Pan Arab Composite LargeMidCap Index. "Actively managed domestic equity funds ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has held strong on its standpoint that an interest rate cut is not yet on the cards, as it released minutes from the September meeting. The board said that while inflation had been slowly coming back into the ...

'Alarming' figure in retirement research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... quarters of their super balance made up of compound returns at retirement, Gen Z will benefit from a 12% super guarantee rate for most of their working life, which will help supercharge their balances," Kerlin said. The survey found that one-in-two Australians ...

ANZ, OnePath settle $50m class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
ANZ and OnePath superannuation customers may be entitled to get their super back after Slater and Gordon secured a $50 million class action settlement. The no-fault settlement was reached with ANZ and its former subsidiaries, OnePath Custodians (OPC) ...

Under the hood of a top global fundie

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... and in Australia, the business's channels have rapidly diversified. "Wholesale and sub-advisory are increasing at a greater rate, which is fantastic because a high-quality asset management business is diversified not just by strategy but by region and ...

Hamilton Lane adds SCOPE to product lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... of its Senior Credit Opportunities Fund (SCOPE) in Australia. SCOPE is a senior private credit vehicle targeting floating-rate, senior secured loans and intended for investors seeking potential safety and yield. The fund has been available for qualified ...

Ontario Teachers', Hines snap up build-to-rent portfolio

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and global real estate investment manager Hines have acquired two build-to-rent (BTR) properties in Brisbane, comprising 354 units, from ADCO Group. The first property, located at 28 Robertson Street in Fortitude Valley ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... macroeconomic environment is different from five years ago, with higher levels of labour force participation and a lower unemployment rate. "While there was a brief interruption during COVID, Australia's productivity deadlock has persisted through two ...

ETFs preferred vehicles for Aussie, US advisers: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... respondents saying they had an existing allocation and a further 21% currently evaluating them. We anticipate a greater adoption rate as more financial professionals become acquainted with the benefits and portfolio construction opportunities of smart-beta ...