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Global dividends at all-time highs: Janus Henderson

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... with a record-breaking total of $844.7 billion, showcasing an impressive 4.9% growth. Janus Henderson's Global Dividend Index report, a long-term study into global dividend trends, said the surge was further underscored by underlying growth, which accelerated ...

ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... singles, taking the annual increase to 6.1%. This is just slightly higher than the 6.0% increase in the general Consumer Price Index (CPI). "Retiree budgets have been under substantial pressure for nearly two years due to high costs of essential goods ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
Rest is closing its bonds and shares investment options to new members as of September 30. The $75 billion industry super fund said any request by existing members to switch funds into the bonds or shares options must be received by September 27. However ...

Global X launches US tech ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... offer access to the top 100 most innovative, large-cap companies in the US at a cost-effective rate. The Global X US 100 Index tracks the performance of the largest 100 companies listed on the NASDAQ, excluding financials and REITs. It holds the likes ...

JPMAM launches two active ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... of wholesale for Australia and New Zealand Mark Carlile. The second ETF, the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Research Enhanced Index Equity Active ETF (JREM), is set to launch shortly. Carlile said JREM leverages the firm's underlying Research Enhanced Index ...

Norway's sovereign wealth fund returns 10%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... infrastructure saw declines of 4.6% and 6.5% respectively. Also, the fund's overall performance trailed its benchmark index by 0.23%, a shortfall of $7.54 billion. Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Nicolai Tangen attributed the robust ...

Former iShares lead joins Stake

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... corporate bond exchange company XTB. Prior to that, Howie spent nearly a decade at BlackRock as its managing director, head of index equity APAC as well as head of iShares Australia. He also held leadership positions at Macquarie Bank and VGI Partners. ...

Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... on the prior corresponding period. Institutional sales reached $5.4 billion, of which $4.2 billion came from Challenger Index Plus sales. In total, Challenger Life booked sales of $9.7 billion, although steady year on year, was largely driven by record ...

US inflation rises 3.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... indicators find that soaring prices are finally moderating. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in July on a seasonally adjusted basis year on year. On a month-by-month basis, food prices rose 0.2% ...

High rates impacting REITs: Quay

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... according to Quay Global Investors (Quay) principal and portfolio manager Justin Blaess. While the listed global real estate index peaked at the end of 2021, for unhedged Australian investors it has since declined by approximately 14%, underperforming ...