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Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on ensuring the responsible development of digital assets, in a move that has seen the price of Bitcoin jump. Signed overnight, the executive order outlines the first whole-of-government strategy ...

Moomoo launches down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
As of tomorrow, Australian investors will be able to trade all shares and ETFs on Australian and US stock exchanges with the launch of global digital investment platform Moomoo. Access to Hong Kong, Singapore and China Connect exchanges are expected ...

Australian Ethical launches first ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
The active ETF is now available on Cboe Australia, the rebranded Chi-X. The Australian Ethical High Conviction Fund ETF is a portfolio of 25 to 35 ASX300 companies that meet the manager's Ethical Charter. It was listed today on the Cboe Australia ...

Schroders launches Schroder Australian Equity Long Short Fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
Schroders has launched the Schroder Australian Equity Long Short Fund to external investors after successfully seeding the fund's Professional Class in late 2020. The fund aims to deliver returns for investors through long and short investments in growth ...

CBA takes stake in AI firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
Commonwealth Bank has taken a minority stake in a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform. H2O.ai operates a cloud-based machine learning platform, H2O AI Cloud, and employs some of the world's top data scientists. The partnership ...

J.P. Morgan joins OpenInvest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has joined OpenInvest, giving retail investors access to its multi-asset model portfolios. J.P. Morgan Asset Management joins BlackRock and Schroders on the digital marketplace, which enables self-directed retail investors ...

Douugh rolls out robo-advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
The Australian fintech launched an integrated robo-advice service for its US customers, while its current Australian robo-adviser will shortly fold into this offering. Douugh Wealth Portfolio Jars combine technology and human expertise to allow its ...

Abrdn acquires robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The Scottish wealth management firm is purchasing Exo Investing from Nucoro and will produce a digital wealth management app with AI capabilities. The acquisition will help Abrdn develop an industry-leading technology solution for investors powered ...

BlackRock hits US$9.5tn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
BlackRock's assets under management reached a record US$9.5 trillion ($12.8tn), cementing it further as the world's largest fund manager. The June quarterly update showed exchange-traded funds continue to be a driving force for the fund manager ...