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ETFs, smart beta grow in popularity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... with ETF strategies, with 88% using them to boost client portfolios in Australia this year. The annual VanEck Australian Smart Beta Survey collected data from 650 Australian financial advisers and brokers; the average participant was a financial adviser ...

Martin Currie introduces Aussie equities strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... translated into portfolios that can truly manage style and factor bias, in a way that cannot simply be replicated by systematic, smart beta strategies," he said. "The result is a highly diversified and unique strategy that can achieve a balance between ...

BlackRock, NAB Private Wealth unveil iShares ETF suite

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... including electric vehicles and driving technology, healthcare, robotics and automation, digitalisation, clean energy and smart city infrastructure. The statement said as well as being low-cost the products are also a well-diversified investment solution ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... Neiron said there are 'smarter' options, that target similar outcomes but with lower fees. Specifically, he advocated for smart beta products which track an index that differs from the traditional market capitalisation approach of selecting shares, bond ...

VanEck hires five to team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... significantly expand the investment capability of VanEck, as well as boost investors' understanding and engagement of our smart beta products, which form a core part of VanEck's ASX ETF range," Neiron said. He said the growth will improve the firm's ...

Global fintech Smart expands pension offering to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
Global retirement technology provider Smart is expanding to Australia, establishing an office in Melbourne. Smart technology powers UK Smart Pension, a digitally led pension and retirement scheme setup for employers. The Australian business will operate ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... the entire picture... that's what I'd do differently," he said. And so, if the Covenant leads to the creation of smart default retirement products by super funds and simplifies the decision-making process for retiring members, Dunnin says the ...

University of Melbourne launches investment funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
The University of Melbourne has established two new major investment funds, in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria and Tanarra Capital. The $115 million investment funds are dedicated to supporting Melbourne's researchers to turn their discoveries ...

Lumiant receives $3m investment from US wealth manager

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Lumiant announced it secured a $3 million investment to support its expansion into the US from Savant Wealth Management. Lumiant launched in the US just last month and aims to use its new resources to bankroll rapid expansion in the country. Its chief ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has said the regulator is focused on promoting effective competition, investigating allegations of anti-competitive conduct, and protecting the interests of consumers in the financial services sector. Speaking at an AFR ...