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Superhero launches auto-invest capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... on investment themes, rising stocks or popularity on the platform. Superhero is in the process of merging with digital currency exchange Swyftx, to create a $1.5 billion digital asset and financial services company with more than 800,000 customers in ...

BlackRock unveils new iShares ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... Sustainable and Green Bond SRI AUD Hedged Index and also includes an improved sustainability profile while matching the currency, sector, and maturity composition of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index. Additionally, exclusions to certain sovereign ...

Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... advantages. "These include a familiar and simpler tax and legal framework, lower management costs, franking credits, reduced currency risk, lower geopolitical risks, and the benefits of being familiar with local networks and local business practices," ...

Reserve Bank explores digital currency potential

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is launching a one-year research programme into the case for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Partnering with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), the project will seek to identify innovative ...

4D Infrastructure launches currency hedged fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... its flagship Global Infrastructure Fund. The 4D Global Infrastructure Fund (AUD Hedged) aims to lessen the impact of currency by hedging foreign exposure. In launching the hedged option, 4D's flagship fund has been renamed the 4D Global Infrastructure ...

VFMC names head of equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... Stuart Birkett has been an investment manager with HESTA since 2019. Most recently he led international equity and active currency investments but previously oversaw Australian equities and alternative credit. Effective August 22, he will become VFMC's ...

Crypto lures executives despite ongoing uncertainty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... officer. The moves follow J.P. Morgan's former head of ideation jump to head of corporate development at The Digital Currency group in May. The report also highlighted crypto elation felt by other executives. Binance's chief executive Changpeng ...

Uncertain times calls for portfolio dynamism: Insight

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... risk." Insight investment specialist Ben Ereira said this has been a key challenge for superannuation funds. "In the currency space, super funds are growing ever larger, and with that, they certainly have far more foreign currency risks," he said. He ...

ETF Securities launches fixed income options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... high-yield corporate bond fund. The new funds are the ETFS US Treasury Bond ETF and ETFS USD High Yield Bond ETF (both currency hedged). ETF Securities US Treasury Bond (USTB) tracks the iBoxx $ Treasuries Total Return Index and is the first pure play ...

ABE releases Rolls Royce bond

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... already offers products linked to Jaguar Land Rover, Xerox ansd Goodyear Tyres. The bond is a fixed rate coupon, fully currency hedged into Australian dollars, and paid semi-annually until February 2026. ABE's managing director Bradley McCosker said ...