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Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... repair," the strategy said. Pertinently, data today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8% in the September quarter. Over the 12 months to September 2022, CPI rose 7.3%, the highest annual movement ...

New ETF to invest in green metal producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... through GMTL include lithium, copper, nickel, rare earths, and cobalt. The fund tracks the BITA Global Green Energy Metals Index and will include companies that make more than 50% of their revenue mining or producing green metals and screens out businesses ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... period of low wages growth. It took several years after mining investment had peaked for the real Australia trade-weighted index of the exchange rate (TWI) to return close to its pre-mining boom level. But, while slower wages contributed only gradually ...

Draft SMSF auditor registration regulations to update fees, language

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
The government is consulting on the Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Regulations 2022, aiming to remake and improve the 2012 Regulations by changing the amounts of fees payable to ASIC, and language about indexation methods. The 2012 Regulations ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, up 8.2% over the last year. Increases in the shelter, food, and medical care indexes were the largest of many contributors to the monthly seasonally adjusted all items increase. Though, these ...

Australia's first global carbon credits ETF hits market

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... global marketplace for carbon credits. VanEck Global Carbon Credits ETF (XCO2) will track the ICE Global Carbon Futures Index, which sources carbon credit futures prices from the four most actively traded and largest carbon markets and emission trading ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Australia's retirement system has been awarded a B+ by Mercer and the CFA Institute in their 2022 Global Pension Index, ranking sixth overall for the second consecutive year. The index covers 44 retirement systems around the world, measuring them on ...

Worst performing super funds named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Stockspot's Fat Cat Funds Report has named and shamed the worst performing superannuation funds in Australia, all of which are retail offerings. OnePath was named the overall worst performer, followed by Colonial First State, AMP, and ClearView. ...

Global X drops management fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... still sees opportunities. The Global X US Treasury Bond ETF (Currency Hedged) tracks the iBoxx $ Treasuries Total Return Index, hedged into Australian dollars. The market for US government debt is the deepest and most liquid of any type of financial ...

Firetrail global opportunities fund hits ASX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... concentrated portfolio of Firetrail's best global equity ideas and aims to outperform the MSCI World Net Total Return Index (AUD) over the long term. It typically holds about 30 stocks and has about $204 million under management. In total, Firetrail ...