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Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... example, for more alpha, Future Fund uses more private equity," he said. "Then, for more defensive and inflation protection, gold and other tangibles were added." He acknowledged that everyday investors have different objectives from the sovereign wealth ...

The four stages of retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
When it comes to retirement, the Demographics Group director and co-founder Simon Kuestenmacher believes there are four very predictable stages for super funds to be aware of. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Melbourne, Kuestenmacher ...

iShares hires APAC markets and investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
BlackRock's iShares has named an Asia Pacific lead for markets and investments who most recently worked at Goldman Sachs. Joining in May, Nicholas Peach takes the official title of APAC head of markets and investments for iShares and index investments ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
The ASX rebounded slightly this morning following the overnight bailouts of First Republic Bank and Credit Suisse, but has since remained unsteady. This mornings slight jump - 0.3% - was pretty modest, CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman told Financial ...

Morningstar launches managed accounts portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... includes GST. From May 2023, Morningstar will introduce the Medalist Rating to replace current the Analyst Rating that uses a gold, silver and bronze grading system. The aim is to provide a single, forward-looking rating for financial advisers, AFSLs ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... equities are known for providing high long-term real returns, but they do not effectively hedge inflation. Commodities, such as gold, have a high correlation to inflation changes but have low long-term returns. On the other hand, cash investments suffer ...

Sentinel launches Aussie BTR platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... changed to The Elements by Kinleaf later this year. Just last month, Sentinel secured a 1.4 hectare development site on the Gold Coast - its first purchase on Australian soil. Sentinel plans to deliver approximately 300 premium rental apartments on the ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... fortunate position of being the world's largest exporter of coal, iron ore, lead, rutile and zinc; and the second largest of gold and uranium. "More critically, we are the largest or near largest producer of the raw materials needed to facilitate the ...

Unlicensed investor pleads guilty to fraud charges

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... purposes. Kamkolkar falsely represented to two clients that they would be investing in commodities like oil, coffee, corn, or gold. One investor provided $449,000 to invest in the transacting of gold sourced from Africa. Kamkolkar promised that the investor ...

Pengana establishes capital markets arm, hires

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Pengana Capital Group has launched a new, dedicated capital markets division and appointed Philip Schofield to head it up. Schofield will be the managing director of the new Pengana Capital Markets division which aims to connect sophisticated investors ...