S&P Global

Beating the market benchmark is never easy, with 72 per cent of Australian actively managed global equity general funds trailing the S&P World Index in the six months to June 30, 2024. Domestic equity funds performed slightly better, albeit against a significantly lower bar set by the S&P/ASX 200 Index.

While active can provides pockets of outperformance both here and globally, research from S&P Global suggests maintaining above-benchmark returns is difficult to maintain.

The collapse of the fifth largest cryptocurrency exchange, joining a growing list of crypto casualties this year, has raised serious doubts about the asset class. Observers say more rigorous oversight is coming.

Shares in Orocobre (ORE) and Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY) were up 6.0% and 6.1% respectively following a friendly $4 billion merger deal at a time when lithium has become among the most-hyped sectors in the market. The deal will create “a new force in the global lithium sector,” according to the announcements made to the…

The EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities In March 2018, the European Commission adopted an action plan on sustainable finance as part of a strategy to integrate environmental, social and governance considerations into its financial policy framework and mobilize finance for sustainable growth. In May 2018, the Commission released the first legislative package under the action…