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Buy-sell spreads higher for active and diversified ETFs: Rainmaker

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... active ETFs had the highest median buy-sell spread (44bps), followed by hedge funds (38bps), smart beta (19bps) and passive index-tracking ETFs (15bps). The numbers are based on the ASX's monthly product summary for June 2021. Rainmaker head of investment ...

Cost of retirement increases

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... health insurance," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. ASFA adjusted for one-off changes to All Groups Consumer Price Index items, such as increases in childcare costs and education costs, as well as those that are not currently relevant (such as ...

Perpetual LIC turns around performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... portfolio delivered a return of 42.4% for the 12 months to 30 June 2021, outperforming its benchmark (S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index) by 13.9%. At June end, the portfolio held 72.5% in Australian listed securities, 20.5% in global listed securities and ...

BlackRock adds to APAC leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
BlackRock has named the head of iShares and index investments for Asia Pacific, promoting from within. Peter Loehnert has been appointed to the role, which is based in Hong Kong, and will be responsible for iShares' ETF market share and adoption ...

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... in wages recorded in June quarter 2020, when the first impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were recorded in the wage price index." The depressed wage growth is despite low unemployment in Australia - hovering around 5%, though likely set to rise due to ...

Evergreen launches RI index

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
Evergreen Consultants established a responsible investment index based on a grading system that focuses on an investment manager's intent and actions rather than solely on portfolio metrics. The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index) ...

ETF Securities to list pure play Hydrogen ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... sector benefiting from net-zero emissions commitments. The ETFS Hydrogen ETF will track the Solactive Global Hydrogen ESG Index and invest in stocks of pure play hydrogen listed companies. It is priced at 0.69% p.a. in fees. The company expects the passive ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... more up-to-date consumer sentiment survey. Conducted in the week from 2 August to 7 August, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.4% to a reading of 104.1 in August from 108.8 in July. This is the lowest reading in 11 ...

Stellar year of returns for Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... June end, better than the S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index's 27.8%. Three-year returns are smaller at 9.6% p.a. for the index and 9.1% p.a. for the median fund in the category. Top performers in Aussie large caps for the year were Bennelong Australian ...

Multiple accounts already in sharp decline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... active. The ATO applies an interest rate to the balances it holds which is equivalent to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), or 1.1% in the 12 months to March 2021. In contrast, the average investment return of superannuation funds is usually ...