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Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... MSCI World Aerospace and Defense Index continues to outpace the MSCI World, shooting up 45.3% in the year to September versus 32.4%, and has done so in the last three years. As Australia beefs up its war chest, pledging $55.7 billion in the 2024-25 Budget ...

Aussies struggle with financial goals: Generation Life

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... quickly. Then when we build and update their full financial plans, we show side-by-side the upside if they follow our advice versus if they continue the trajectory they were on," he said. "We aren't afraid to talk about this ROI consistently because ...

Betashares launches defence ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... (6.4%). In the last three years, the MSCI World Aerospace and Defense Index also outpaced the MSCI World of 16.6% p.a. versus 9.1% p.a. VanEck launches its own version of the defence ETF last month on the ASX. "This acceleration in spending is projected ...

Under the hood of a top global fundie

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... good opportunity, how this should fit in the private equity portfolio and where it fits, and the relative benefits of it versus some other private equity opportunities they may be investing in," he said.

Arrowpoint launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... increased demand for capital from businesses outstripping supply. "The supply of capital to good businesses is very low versus the demand for it. That represents a compelling opportunity for borrowers keen to secure capital, but also for investors who ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... Adjusted Daily Total Return Index (Tax-Exempt); since inception it achieved 10% total income and a total return of 9.4% versus the benchmark's 10.9% The Wheelhouse Global Fund charged a management fee of 0.79%, while the Wheelhouse Australian Enhanced ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... bet follows a rough year for the $1.9 billion WAM Leaders portfolio, which returned just 2.8% in the 2024 financial year versus a 12.1% rally by the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index. Haupt blamed the underperformance on positions in Star Entertainment ...

Managers struggle to secure positive net flows in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... from market gains. In terms of net flows for individual products, ETPs had 144 products with 12-month positive net flows versus 94 with negative net flows (ratio of 1.5). This contrasts with unit trusts which had a ratio of positive to negative flows ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks, government funds slide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... Australian Retirement Trust at 22 nd and Future Fund at 25 th. Aware Super has also now cracked the top 40, ranking 37 th versus last year's 41 st. Ellie Boston-Clark, co-head of governance, investments Australia at WTW, explained there was a material ...

AFSLs can lose licence on CSLR intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... them are above the $150,000 cap. So, it's in the claimant's best interest for the insurer to pay the full amount versus us stepping in and making the claim up to $150,000," he said. While AFSLs ultimately have the responsibility to pay the compensation ...