This Month
These are the best performing ETFs in 2024
But the market drivers for exchange-traded funds are forecast to be quite different in 2025.
- Alexandra Cain
January
Economists fear unintended consequences of the RBA overhaul
In The Australian Financial Review’s quarterly survey economists warn making the central bank more transparent could lead to slip-ups and muddle policy signals.
- Cecile Lefort
December 2023
- Opinion
- Managed funds
The ‘alpha’ edge: three fund management success stories
With the advent of the $3.5 trillion in compulsory savings via superannuation, Australia has become a breeding ground for some of the best investment talent on the planet.
- Christopher Joye
September 2023
Betashares buys Bendigo Bank super arm as it enters retirement market
The acquisition comes as part of Betashares’ plan to establish itself as a broader financial services outfit.
- Hannah Wootton
July 2023
Rental pain takes gloss off slowing CPI
Wednesday’s inflation report is set to play a major part in the RBA’s decision to lift the cash rate or stay on hold in August.
- Joanne Tran
What investors are getting wrong about gold
Years of global uncertainty have supported the precious metal, but rich lister connotations means regular punters may be missing out on returns.
- Lucy Dean
June 2023
These ETFs use hedge fund tactics (and could boost your income)
Options exchange-traded funds are bringing the “covered call” strategy normally reserved for institutional investors to everyday portfolios. But there are downsides.
- Tony Featherstone
February 2023
- Exclusive
- ETFs
The ETF price war is on as Betashares slashes fees on popular product
The change follows a decision by BlackRock to cut charges on its own local ETF offerings amid intense competition and as investors become more price sensitive.
- Updated
- Joanne Tran
Viva Energy shares tumble on profit miss
Shares fell as much as 6 per cent despite Viva Energy reporting record annual revenue and a surge in profits that fell short of analysts’ forecasts.
- Updated
- Colin Packham
This is how you can make money off the energy transition
The two questions investors need to consider is how much risk and how much fossil fuel exposure they’re willing to take on.
- Lucy Dean
As interest rates rise, young investors consider fixed income
Term deposits are becoming increasingly attractive for those with a short-term outlook.
- Lucy Dean
November 2022
Don’t expect Powell to spark a growth rally, says Maple-Brown Abbott
Maple-Brown Abbott CIO Garth Rossler says investors are hanging their hopes on a growth rally that isn’t coming.
- Emma Rapaport
September 2021
Four ways to find diversified dividends
Income-specific managed funds can offer less risk than owning individual shares for yield.
- Tony Featherstone
May 2021
VanEck, BetaShares in race for bitcoin ETF
VanEck and BetaShares have each lodged submissions with the ASX as they race to list the country’s first cryptocurrency-backed exchange-traded fund.
- Aleks Vickovich
June 2020
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why tech is the best growth option
The tech index and its tracking ETF show if you can cope with the volatility technology stocks bring, they are one of the best options for capital growth.
- Tony Boyd
April 2020
Australians are jumping into the sharemarket right now with both feet
Some funds and brokerage platforms say they’ve seen triple the number of trades through March and into April. Here's what people are buying.
- Updated
- Jack Derwin
March 2020
- Opinion
- Superannuation
Can I buy gold and silver with my SMSF?
A reader is coming up to retirement and interested in investing in precious metals with her self managed super fund.
- John Wasiliev
ETF investors defy the virus panic
ETF managers' internal data suggests record numbers of investors are piling into bonds and fixed income investments, rather than joining the global sell-off.
- Aleks Vickovich