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Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
Investors are poised to benefit from long-term investments in the minerals and technology needed to reach net zero, a global ETF provider has revealed. Global X ETFs Australia outlined the major exchange traded fund (ETF) investment megatrends - highlighting ...

Cbus, EISS Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
EISS Super's 17,000 members have combined with Cbus, which now manages more than $80 billion in retirement savings. The completion of the merger comes about 18 months on from the funds signing a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2021. This followed ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Stakeholder responses to the federal budget are mixed at best, with many believing key measures require further consideration and consultation. Perhaps the measure that will most impact the financial services industry, the government remained firm in ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australia is one of the world's savviest and highest-performance institutional investor markets, and the way it has embraced climate active and ESG investment strategies is about to be supercharged. After almost a decade-and-a-half of climate and ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The federal government has delivered its second budget since coming into office last year, and as expected, cost of living support has featured prominently. So what has treasurer Jim Chalmers included in the 2023 federal budget when it comes to spending ...

Budget cuts advisers' power bills, admin burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Operating a financial advice practice is set to become easier and cheaper under a raft of measures the federal government has introduced, which includes buffering the rising costs of power bills and reducing administration burdens. Federal treasurer ...

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The federal government has delivered a small surplus of $4.2 billion for 2022-23, the first in 15 years, but structural deficit challenges continue to pose a threat to long-term fiscal stability. Treasurer Jim Chalmers touted the surplus and smaller ...

Rest to sell Endeavour stake

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Rest will divest its 12.6% interest in Endeavour Energy to a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management (Macquarie), already an investor in the company. The industry super fund acquired its stake in Endeavour Energy in 2017, when the NSW government ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Tom Seymour has exited the top job following his involvement in the firm's tax leak breach, as PwC assurance leader Kristin Stubbins takes over in the interim. Following a discussion with the firm's Australian board, PwC announced Seymour would ...

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
In a widely anticipated move, the US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 25 basis points, elevating the target range to 5% - 5.25%, marking the highest level in 16 years. The central bank's decision comes as part of its ongoing commitment ...