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The Liberal Party joined the ALP in focusing on housing affordability during their formal campaign launch this week.

The last few years have seen both massive opportunities and challenges for ethical and ESG-focused investors.

ETF Securities has won the race to list Australia’s first cryptocurrency ETF, ending a long drawn out battle among ETF providers.

While the media they use have been in a state of constant disruption for at least 25 years, the noble arts of sales and marketing remain steadfast in pursuit of their goals. Next month’s MAX Awards will tell us how they are faring.

Aging populations are putting strain on pension and health care systems and the Covid-19 pandemic, by causing people to delay births and pushing up the number of dependents, hasn’t helped.

The Reserve Bank of Australia officially joined the hiking party this month, and while the implications for Australian homeowners and businesses is important, it has little impact on the global economy.

All fund managers like to talk about protecting capital, but at Ruffer Investment Management, it is a more embedded philosophy than most. The firm was founded by Jonathan Ruffer on the principle that “investors like making money, but they hate losing money more.” Ruffer is built to preserve capital for the long-term:  centred on “absolute-return investing with…

Magellan Financial Group (ASX:MFG) has remained in the headlines on a near daily basis, with continued uncertainty around the return of CIO and Founder Hamish Douglass. With outflows in recent months exceeding $20 billion, which is more than most fund managers in Australia hope to manage, naturally the attention has been heavily focused on the…

ETF Securities and 21Shares have confirmed the launch of Australia’s first Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), allowing local investors to invest in both cryptocurrencies. According to a press announcement from ETF Securities, the leading ETF provider will launch two funds offering simple and cost-effective access to cryptocurrency investments. They are: ETFS 21Shares Bitcoin ETF…

“If there’s one thing, I can tell everyone… is that gold is fire insurance, even better, gold is portfolio insurance,” said Ganesh Balendran speaking at The Inside Network’s Equities Symposium. Delivered in a unique technology-driven Pecha Kucha format. Balendran challenged delegates to consider the expanding use cases of ETFs amid a surge in volatility and…

Leading sustainable investment manager Australian Ethical has recruited a number of industry veterans for its investment committee as it enters merger talks with Christian Super. Sean Henaghan, former CIO of AMP’s Multi-Asset Group and current CIO of Aurora Capital, will join Australian Ethical’s investment committee. Also joining are Sandra McCullagh, current non-executive director (NED) of…

One of Australia’s fastest growing wealth management and financial advisory firms, Akambo Financial Group, this week announced a merger with Melbourne-based First Financial, effective immediately. The group will combine to manage more than $3 billion on behalf of a diverse range of clients. It marks one of the most significant deals in the financial services…