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ASX board diversity stagnating: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... female-occupied seats, according to diversity insights showing little has changed in the last 12 months. The 2022 Board Diversity Index, launched by the Governance Institute of Australia and Watermark Search International, shows more women are moving ...

BlackRock launches ESG model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... more affordable. The iShares ESG Model Portfolios apply a multi-asset strategy and invest in iShares ETFs and BlackRock index funds, in what BlackRock says puts them among the most affordable on offer. There are five portfolios, all catering to a different ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... alternatives, Dunnin put forward. Rainmaker analysis revealed in the 10 years to the end of 2021, the ABS eight city house index increased only 6% pa, but in savage contrast, the Rainmaker MySuper index climbed 50% faster. Over this 10-year period, an ...

Investors seek inflationary refuge in diversification strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... expectations as growth slowed and markets turned volatile. Evidence of that adjustment was reflected in the bfinance Risk Aversion Index, which moved sharply into risk-off territory, rising from 0.50 (modestly risk-averse) to 0.79 (markedly risk-averse) ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... up for the same gong again this year, alongside nominations for Australian equities - active core, Australian equities - index/enhanced, infrastructure, fixed income - aggregate bonds, and multi-asset - capital stable. The other nominees for Investment ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The US inflation rate has fallen to 8.3%, but the Consumer Price Index continues to flirt with catastrophic 40-year highs. The index also revealed that costs had risen by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April after having risen 1.2% in March. This decline ...

BetaShares reveals Future of Food ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... included they must be engaged in activities around food production, food chain improvement or food supply. Current IEAT index constituents include global leaders in the food production sector like Beyond Meat, Tattooed Chef and Danone. BetaShares chief ...

US Federal Reserve enacts biggest rate hike in 22 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... considering." After an initially mixed session, following Powell's speech the S&P 500 finished up 124.69 points (2.99%), the index's best day in over a month. Weighing up the Fed verdict, GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller said: "While the financial ...

LGIAsuper reduces fees, adds indexed option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
As it prepares to expand its menu, LGIAsuper has reduced fees across most of its investment options, including by more than 30% for MySuper members. Effective March 31, the total of investment and administration fees have been reduced across LGIAsuper's ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... for the Australian stock market than in previous months, with their outlook largely in lock step with the All Ordinaries Index since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Investment Trends said. "Overall, investors tend to be reactive in their outlook ...