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Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... Fund's thinking as set out in its position papers and consistent with its investment focus on seeking more local currency exposure and protection against sustained higher inflation." Combet added that to assist in delivering on the mandate to invest ...

RBA seeks input on CBDC research project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is seeking industry feedback on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) research initiative, Project Acacia. The project will explore how different forms of digital money and associated infrastructure could support ...

Former Frontier alts head joins Evergreen

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... assets team run by Iain McMahon. Essentially, the asset consultant reconfigured the research function so that the debt and currency team changes to defensive assets and private markets, reflecting a shift in client focus. Swaak arrived at Frontier from ...

Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... second option - default - would be an outright disaster and can be avoided by countries that issue debt in their own currency such as the US. Thus, in Magellan's view, the most likely outcome is money printing, or central bank financing of budget ...

Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... attractive risk-adjusted returns. "We have continued to pursue investments that provide greater exposure to the local currency and protection against higher inflation. The portfolio is positioned towards the middle of its risk settings."

EQT wins RE mandates for FIIG Securities, Nanuk AM

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... recently launched vehicles. EQT has been handed RE mandates for the FIIG Monthly Income Fund and the Nanuk New World Fund (Currency Hedged) Active ETF. EQT executive general manager, corporate and superannuation trustee services Andrew Godfrey said he ...

Best and worst performing ETFs revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... of ETFs based on their performance to 31 August 2024. The best performing ETF was the Betashares Geared US Equity Fund Currency Hedged (ASX: GGUS) with a 46.6% return over one year. A $1000 investment in this ETF 12 months ago would have grown to $1466. ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... were the VanEck Global Carbon Credits ETF (Synthetic), down 9%, next in line was the Betashares Crude Oil Index ETF - Currency Hedged (Synthetic), which dropped 6.1%, and the Betashares Australian Strong Bear Hedge Fund, which fell 5.8%. Meanwhile, the ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... quantitative research, including multi-factor alpha models and optimisation, smart beta, index arbitrage, and dynamic currency hedging and database management and has regularly presented at conferences and seminars. Before joining RQI Investors, Scott ...

Australia's best-performing super fund says no to crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... added. Armitage also believes that cryptocurrencies are as much a concept as they're an actual investment. "It's a digital currency where there is actually nothing that sits behind it. And so essentially you are buying a concept, albeit a concept with ...
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