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RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... present. But it is not just food production that is affected by extreme weather. "It also disrupts the production of commodities and the transport and logistics industries. These disruptions affect prices in global markets, and it is likely that we will ...

Global X launches copper miners ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... industry. Global X head of investment strategy Blair Hannon said that copper is one of the world's most versatile commodities and will remain a vital input for a multitude of future-focused industries. "The global transition to renewable energy and EVs ...

Challenger launches new alternatives fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... strategies such as momentum, carry, value and volatility, and asset classes such as equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. The fund is benchmarked against the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate total return index and uses a combination ...

ASIC finds shortcomings in wholesale market practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... ASIC commissioner Danielle Press commented: "Wholesale financial markets, including fixed income, currencies, and commodities markets, are global, complex, and rapidly evolving. Because these markets underpin growth in Australia's real economy by providing ...

Aussie farmland sees significant growth: ANREV

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... farmland remained stable in the second quarter of the year, with a 5.60% one-year total return. Farmland for annual commodities, including cropping and livestock, has also continued to perform strongly, producing a return of 18.09% comprised of 6.89% ...

eToro launches local stocks portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... performing ASX-listed companies. The 35 stocks that make up the portfolio are from a variety of industries including commodities, mining, biotech, pharmaceuticals, tourism, finance and software. It includes Qantas Airways, Sonic Healthcare, Computershare ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... metals. "In our analysis, decarbonisation will be impossible without the growth in production of a much wider range of commodities, including some distinctly old-fashioned and out-of-favour metals," the report surmised. Moreover, one of the principal ...

Berkshire posts $53bn investment loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... of geopolitical conflicts in 2022 have contributed to disruptions of supply chains, resulting in cost increases for commodities, goods and services in many parts of the world." "The economic effects from these events over longer terms cannot be reasonably ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... we've identified a number of hedges that aren't derivative-based exposures to oil and gas, it's other commodities-based derivatives - that have a higher correlation to oil and gas. Using those hedges mitigates the risk of divesting from oil ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... prices. Biden stated: "Those savings are providing important breathing room for American families." He added that other commodities like wheat had also fallen sharply since the report. The president said core inflation had come down for the third month ...

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Managed funds industry winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are still winning the contest for net flows against unit trusts, according to Rainmaker Information's 2024: The year in wealth management webinar.

Stamford Capital Investments launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN
The investment management arm of Stamford Capital has launched its fourth fund, seeking to raise $100 million.

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN
Investors headed into the New Year with many of the same concerns they had at the start of 2024, with interest rates and inflation to dominate once again.

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA
Bitcoin reaped nearly four times more in returns compared to US equities during 2024, achieving 147% and trumping all the major asset classes.

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