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Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
Fitch has downgraded the US's credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration, a growing government debt burden, and an erosion of governance that has manifested in repeated debt limit standoffs. "Over the next decade, higher interest rates ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged again at 4.1% but warns that more hikes are necessary to tame inflation. Outgoing governor Philip Lowe said Australia's central bank remains "resolute in its determination to return ...

State Street brings Fund Connect ETF Portal to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
State Street has introduced its Fund Connect ETF Portal to the Australian market, facilitating the creation and redemption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), acting as a central platform for accessing issuers. State Street flagged in May last year that ...

Russell Investments reports super returns up to 13.5%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
Russell Investments GoalTracker, the MySuper default option for iQ Super, Nationwide Super and Resource Super members, has posted returns up to 13.5%. The GoalTracker investment option delivered a 13.5% return for members aged 50 and under, attributed ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...

Insignia Financial plans advice business transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The wealth group will consolidate its self-employed licensees under one brand, to be owned by the advisers via a new equity model. It has also confirmed it will divest most of its holding in Godfrey Pembroke and is looking to sell Millennium3. Insignia ...

BTR may create generation of tenants: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The build-to-rent (BTR) model is attractive for several reasons, including the familiarity and comfort such investments offer. But does it align with the great Aussie dream? In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, HOPE Housing chief ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has acted against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court ...

Hamilton Lane targets sustained growth with revamped leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Hamilton Lane has revealed a series of senior leadership changes as part of its strategic positioning for sustained global expansion. The firm's current managing director and the head of direct equity investments Jeffrey Armbrister has been appointed ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
Resilient job markets are keeping major economies above water, staring down the threat of a global recession, as well as geopolitical and climate woes. Newly released ABS figures show that Australia's labour market remained strong in June, adding ...