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US CPI inflation rate stays stubbornly high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in March, remaining at 5% year on year. NAB economist Taylor Nugent said the US CPI showed welcome, but not overwhelming, progress. "Headline CPI rose less than expected, up 0.1% month on month, and 5.0% year ...

Global X launches new Australian equity ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... doubling up on bank, mining and energy shares. Tracking the Solactive Australia Ex Financials Materials and Energy Capped Index, OZXX invests in the top 100 companies excluding the financial (including REITs), energy and mining sectors. It holds a broad ...

Vanguard cuts fee on bond ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... exchange-traded fund has reduced its management fees following a pricing review. The Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) reduced management costs from 0.15% per annum to 0.10% p.a. from April 6. Commenting on the pricing review, Vanguard ...

Global X debuts US corporate bond ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... Global X has a 30-basis point management fee and follows the Bloomberg USD Liquid Investment Grade Corporate Hedged to AUD Index. The ETF provides investors with access to US investment grade investment bonds, with maturities of at least three years ...

Super performance test consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... geographical allocation. Australian and international unlisted infrastructure will be updated to a median version of the existing index to ensure that the benchmark remains representative of investments in these asset classes. Finally, Australian fixed ...

Industry fund tops performance tables

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... on 6.7%, followed closely by its merger partner Hostplus on 6.6%. Three-year benchmark indices for MySuper Default Option Index returned 5.3%, Rainmaker Growth Index returned 5.8% while Rainmaker Balanced Index returned 4.3% and the Rainmaker Capital ...

Grattan finds $14bn savings in super tax break overhaul

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
New research by the Grattan Institute suggests how the government can save up to $13.5 billion annually if superannuation was not geared towards giving high-income earners tax windfalls. The newly released report, Super savings: Practical policies for ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
The government has opened consultation on its proposal to increase the concessional tax rate for superannuation balances over $3 million. Under the proposal, individuals with super balances over $3 million would see their tax rates on earnings double ...

Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has slowed to 6.8% from its record high of 7.3%, adding to theories the Reserve Bank of Australia will pause rate hikes. RBA governor Philip Lowe previously explained the board needed four pieces of domestic data to properly ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... will not perform better than the other. "The best thing for the investors right now is to have a balanced portfolio of some index, which is your core portfolio, and some active or your bets," he says. "Active is going to give you your market return and ...