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SPDR slashes fees on six ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
State Street is reducing management fees on six of its SPDR exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following a pricing review, impacting almost 70% of the SPDR business' total local assets under management (AUM). The fee cuts, relating to four domestic sector ...

TelstraSuper launches option, retirement tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... investments from accumulation to a retirement income stream account without the need to selldown or repurchase shares and exchange-traded funds (ETF) investments. This excludes term deposits, which need to mature to be transferred to a retirement income ...

Betashares launches currency-hedged FTSE 100 ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... expenses. This index offers exposure to the largest 100 companies by market capitalisation traded on the London Stock Exchange. H100 currently obtains its investment exposure by investing in the Betashares FTSE 100 ETF (ASX: F100), with the foreign currency ...

Stockspot launches two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... investors from soaring inflation and generate higher levels of income respectively. The Topaz Inflation portfolio invests exchange-traded funds cover a range of countries, asset classes, and sectors. Its grossed-up income for 12 months was 2.13%. Some ...

Alternative assets are the way forward: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
While traditional equities and bonds still have a place in portfolios, an effective strategy for balancing portfolio volatility and generating yield involves incorporating alternative investments, says abrdn investment director Raf Choudhury. Choudhury ...

Life insurance complaints drop 24%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... complaints rose 51% year on year to 4840. Some 1726 related to bad advice from Dixon Advisory and 656 came from foreign exchange-related complaints for Best Leader Markets. Stripping these out, there were 2458 investment and advice complaints, representing ...

BlackRock unveils new gold ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... "We are pleased to be able to offer Australian advisers and investors the opportunity to gain exposure to gold on the exchange." Last month, BlackRock launched the iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (IUSG), priced at 15 basis points. It also listed two new ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... address the trading discount to NAV per Unit, while providing unitholders with a means to still transact on the securities exchange". "A conversion raises considerable complexities requiring significant work to address and Magellan will have regard to ...

Crypto exchanges to obey financial services rulebook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
The government plans to mandate that crypto exchanges adhere to Australian financial services laws, requiring digital asset platform operators to obtain an AFSL. Treasury's Regulating digital asset platforms' consultation, released today, mandates that ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... and hence lowers asset prices and in turn household wealth." Moreover, for a "small open economy" like Australia, the exchange rate channel can be important. Kent noted that when interest rates comparatively rise to central banks abroad, the Australian ...