What a day! We're still on a high from FinFest.

Thanks to all who came, the speakers who shared their time and the sponsors who backed us to put on Australia’s biggest finance festival.

Major sponsor: @Betashares

Stage sponsors: @coinbase, Ausbil, Soul Patts & Sustainable Life

Our Founder and CEO Alex Vynokur (@vynokur) recently joined news.com.au’s Stress Tested podcast to share the story behind Betashares.

Alex reflects on arriving in Sydney from Soviet Ukraine in 1994 and the personal story behind the launch of Betashares. He also he power of compounding and building wealth outside of property.

Thank you, Benjamin Graham and the team at news.com.au, for having Alex on the show.

@newscomauHQ

More here: news.com.au/finance/cultur…

Higher rates can make cash feel more attractive.

We look at how cash and shares have performed over different cycles and what that could mean if you’re investing towards a goal years away.

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US companies make up about 73% of MSCI World, giving Australian investors exposure to US markets. As results come in, we look at how US shares have performed after past midterms and what history can and can’t tell us about the current midterms.

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AI-related selling and higher oil prices weighed on global equities in October, while Australia bucked the trend.

David Bassanese (@DavidBassanese) examines what drove the month’s market moves and what might lie ahead.

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Index investing has mostly meant tracking broad market cap indices, which weight companies by size. Factor ETFs take a different approach, selecting companies based on characteristics like quality, value or momentum.

Join us for our upcoming webinar on how to construct ETFs.

Wednesday 11 November | 11:30 AM AEDT

Featuring Betashares Senior Portfolio Manager Luke Sheather, CFA, and Investment Strategist Thomas Wickenden, CFA.

Reserve your spot today: event.eu.on24.com/wcc/r/80002367…

The RBA has lifted the cash rate to 4.85%, its fifth hike this year and the highest since 2008.

Underlying inflation came in above the RBA’s forecast, pushed up by oil prices, the AI boom and sticky prices at home. Is five enough? Our Chief Economist David Bassanese (@DavidBassanese) explains why two further rate hikes in the first half of next year can’t be ruled out, but that he believes households will get a Christmas reprieve.

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Introducing the Betashares Global Fundamental Value ETF (ASX: GVAL), now available on the ASX.

GVAL provides exposure to up to 750 developed market companies outside Australia. It weights companies by sales, cash flow, book value and dividends, rather than market value - giving ay to access global shares, with a value tilt.

GVAL extends our fundamental value range beyond Australian shares, alongside QOZ.

Learn more: betashares.com.au/fund/global-fu…

Read the PDS and TMD at betashares.com.au to see if GVAL is right for you. Investing involves risk. Betashares Capital Ltd (ABN 78 139 566 868, AFSL 341181) is the issuer.

Australia’s stronger-than-expected inflation has strengthened the case for another rate rise tomorrow. Overseas, investors are weighing the Fed’s hawkish hold, the US midterms and the mounting cost of the AI race.

@DavidBassanese explains.

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How can investors tell whether a company’s social commitments translate into practice?

Read about human rights and labour practices, and the questions AI raises for workers, customers and communities.

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2,000 people. 54 speakers. 43 sessions. Five stages. Food trucks, bars, activations - and a bucking bull.

That was FinFest: our biggest event yet, built to make investing more accessible and fun.

One week on, a huge thank you to everyone who helped make it happen.

FINFEST 2026

That’s a wrap! FinFest 2026 is in the books.

Almost 2,000 everyday Australians joined us on Saturday to hear 54 speakers across 43 sessions on 5 stages.

Thank you to everyone that joined us on the day and the sponsors that backed us to make it happen.

Bitcoin rebounded as regulatory momentum strengthened across global crypto markets. The SEC and ECB advanced tokenised finance, while NEAR surged on growing cross-chain activity.

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Taking your distributions as cash can feel like a reward, but reinvesting them could help your future self more. Here’s what switching on a distribution reinvestment plan could mean over time.

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Falling house prices have many Australians rethinking their next move. We look at how investing can fit, whether you’re saving for a deposit, still deciding or already own a home.

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A festival about investing? Yes, really

Nearly 2,000 Australians spent their Saturday at FinFest and here’s what they learned.

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