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Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... in returns compared to US equities during 2024, achieving 147% and trumping all the major asset classes. According to a VanEck and Bloomberg analysis, US equities delivered 38.2% for the year while global equities in general made 31.2%. The price of ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... halved as well." Chalmers said headline inflation has been within in the RBA's target range for four months now, but as VanEck head of investments Russel Chesler points out, the underlying number is still too high and the figures came in higher than ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... automotive fuel." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said inflation needs to be "sustainably within the 2-3% target range". VanEck head of investments Russel Chesler said the inflation read was higher than expectations, which might lead the RBA ...

Growth performance of Australia's top investment managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... exceptional," it ranks fifth among the top six investment managers - only State Street grew less at 20%, analysis shows. VanEck, however, was the top performer in terms of its FUM growth rate, increasing by 55%. But notably, FUM change from product returns ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... leading international investment managers - BlackRock, Fidelity, Bitwise, Ark Invest, Invesco, Franklin Templeton, Valkyrie, VanEck, and WiseTree - which have pulled in US$55.6 billion in flows since inception. Australia's largest super funds, however ...

ETF industry scales to new heights: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
According to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse for November 2024, the Australian ETF industry reached a record $243 billion in funds under management, bringing it closer to $250 billion. This represents a 4.5% increase from October and a 42.5% rise from ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... "Despite the fall, the participation rate was the same as a year ago, and 1.5 percentage points higher than March 2020." VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said the low unemployment may push back hopes for an interest rate ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
The Australian ETF industry continues to see strong inflows, according to the VanEck ETF Industry Pulse October 2024, reaching a record $233 billion in funds under management. This is up 2.7% from September 2024 and up 54.5% from October 2023. Betashares ...

Old, retired males more likely to use a financial adviser: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... financial adviser tend to be older - over half are aged 60 and above - primarily retired, and predominantly male, according to VanEck. The investment manager's annual investor survey, which included over 3500 respondents, found that 40% of those who ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... March 2021 quarter." However, despite inflation falling within the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%, VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack said a white Christmas in Australia is more likely than a rate cut in 2024. "Despite ...