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Betashares plans to launch first 'moderately geared' ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... offer a gearing ratio of 30-40%, aim to allow investors to benefit from the long-term advantages of gearing in a more moderate way than existing ETFs. The two initial funds are the Betashares Wealth Builder Australia 200 Geared (30-40% LVR) Complex ETF ...

The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
The annual list of the world's most innovative wealthtech companies was recently released, with several Australian firms making the cut. Iress, GBST, Practifi, Lumiant, and Ignition Advice were all on the list, which was selected by a panel of industry ...

Global X adds new AI ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... with this natural evolution comes the potential opportunities for new applications," Metcalf said. "GXAI offers investors a way to target the rapid advancements and capabilities of AI technologies across a range of industries and a diversified selection ...

Super funds' IDR process weak, inadequate: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... trustees' IDR process and escalate straight to AFCA," he told the recent AFCA Member Forum. "This is not our preferred way of consumers engaging with AFCA. We would much rather they come to AFCA after they have engaged in the trustees' IDR process." ...

BlackRock faces 'stiff competition' from APAC asset managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... the US, APAC, and Europe. It showed APAC fund selectors place increasing importance on asset manager expertise in 2023, as a way of offsetting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, downward pressure on fees, and an increasingly onerous regulatory burden. ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
MetLife Australia is introducing menopause, fertility, and gender affirmation leave for employees, while also extending its parental leave policy. The life insurer is rolling out a revamped benefits program for its staff, saying the new policy is designed ...

Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... managers' expectations around the potential impacts of AI on value creation vary widely across asset classes. Equities lead the way, with 61% of managers seeing significant prospects for value creation, followed by hedge funds at 53% and digital assets ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... "Nevertheless, we believe the sector will work to increase its average infrastructure allocation of 3-4%, even if it has a long way to..." The report suggests that US pension investors and those wishing to increase their exposure to the US may see a ...

BlackRock's Fink signals a tough road ahead for future retirees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... table to tackle an issue head on. "I participated in something like this after 2008, when the government needed to find a way to unwind the toxic assets from the mortgage crisis. More recently, tech chief executives and the federal government came together ...

Why active managers are falling behind in emerging markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... four factors capturing both cyclical and defensive characteristics reduces the need to implement factor timing as a potential way to outperform. Our research shows this multifactor approach has outperformed the benchmark nine of the last 14 years and ...
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