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Industry funds dominate ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... impact asset allocation and style," the report said. Consequently, mega funds may be forced to focus on passive, enhanced index, or systematic strategies within certain listed asset classes. They may also have to cap their allocations, even if their ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2024 - down from 3.5% in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... misled investors via claims it made about ESG screens applied to its $1.1 billion Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund between August 2018 and February 2021. The claims were made via a variety of mediums, including in product disclosure ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... 2011, according to analysis by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest rates to gauge economic despair - shows that Australia's economic ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... three-month annualised rate of inflation in the Fed's favoured inflation measure, the core private consumption expenditures price index, is currently running at 1.7%," Miller said. "The labour market has, however, shown some noticeable cooling in recent ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... the Australian product aimed to deliver income by outperforming the S&P/ASX200 Franking Credit 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 ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... 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 and troubled glass bottles and cans maker Orora. Haupt ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Many recipients of the Age Pension will pay more for aged care under proposed reforms to how the sector is funded, with wealthier Australians to cover more of the costs they incur from July 2025. With the nation's annual aged care expenses predicted ...

Dimensional hires institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... Australian Value Trust, Global Value Trust and Global Small Company Trust. Last year, Dimensional made its debut in the index fund landscape, launching three actively managed core equity strategies. They were the Dimensional Australian Core Equity Trust ...

Lazard AM brings Japanese equities fund to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... "undervalued" opportunities in Japanese equities, and aims to achieve a total return that exceeds that of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) Net Total Return Index by 3%-5% p.a. The fund has a portfolio of around 30 securities selected from about 3900 ...

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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY
Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA
The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA
Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN
Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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