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Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... strategist Stephen Miller. The Fed acknowledged that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are becoming better balanced, hinting at possible adjustments to its target range, after previous talk of additional policy firming, Miller ...

Hyperion leads as top Australian shares fund manager: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... head of member education. Dennis will spearhead a team of education specialists focused on improving member engagement and better retirement outcomes for Mercer Super members. Mercer also appointed Andrew Howse, previously the head of corporate benefits ...

WAM Leaders to make bid for QV Equities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... listed investment companies on the ASX." It said the off-market takeover bid will provide WAM Leaders shareholders with better access to greater on-market liquidity through a larger market capitalisation of almost $2 billion with approximately 30,000 ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... Davidson said that gender diversity is financially material to investors, as companies that are diverse tend to perform better. "I hope that the increased transparency and accountability offered by WGEA reporting will lead to change," Davidson said. ...

Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... in the supply of agricultural commodities makes the market more volatile, Davis said it also presents an opportunity to better understand the markets and make profitable trades. He noted that geopolitical turmoil is also disrupting traditional supply ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... Australia and topped customer satisfaction surveys. With a profit-for-purpose social enterprise model, Bendigo has enjoyed a better reputation than its Big Four peers because of its culture of putting customers first. For three years, Rix has been on ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... anticipates sticking with existing asset allocations. "We do expect the defensive components of our portfolios to likely perform better than they have over the last two years, but we also will be retaining equity exposure at similar levels," he said. ...

Super fund satisfaction improves: Roy Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... industry. "For those larger and more complex superannuation funds to maintain a high degree of customer satisfaction and better investment returns will be more important than ever before," she said.

TAL appoints chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... continued investment in digital-first claims services and our people, will continue to make the end-to-end claims experience better, faster and simpler for our customers." Croft said she looks "forward to working with the claims team to deliver even ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... doubtful global investors, and attractive valuations, makes emerging market debt the most asymmetric asset class to embrace better days for global fixed income, which should continue to perform healthily in 2024," he said.