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Iress sells MFA business, reports $140m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Iress is selling its managed funds administration business and will not pay an interim dividend, opting instead to reduce debt as it progresses its transformation project. Reporting its half-year results today, Iress announced it will offload the MFA ...

Magellan performance halves across the board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... over the recent past, and the reduction in funds under management that has resulted. Nevertheless, we have made solid progress on our FY23 priorities and are executing on our five-year strategy," George said. In addition to delivering the investment ...

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... There is no one simple fix for this, but it is imperative that despite the need for budget discipline we keep making progress. Paying super on government parental leave and making tax on super fairer for low-income earners will make a difference." Women ...

Institutional investor pumps $750m into Qualitas fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... in deployment and remain vigilant in asset selection by applying an equity lens on our credit investments," he said. "Progress on deployment depends on the timing of settlement on investment opportunities that align with our risk framework and appetite." ...

US inflation rises 3.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... well behind us, and meaningfully so," he said. Notwithstanding the "stickiness" in service prices, Miller said that the progress of getting inflation down may be tracking at a slightly faster pace than embodied in the most recent Fed forecasts published ...

Australian Ethical unveils new moderate fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
The Australian Ethical Moderate Fund is set to launch at the end of the month and aims to offer a new, more balanced risk profile for investors. Speaking with Financial Standard, Australian Ethical deputy chief investment officer and head of multi asset ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... initiatives, have contributed to successive debt increases over the last decade. Additionally, there has been only limited progress in tackling medium-term challenges related to rising social security and Medicare costs due to an aging population." Nevertheless ...

AZ NGA acquires stake in Sydney advice firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... future." Meanwhile, AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett explained the firm had been tracking Foster Raffan iPlan's progress since 2021. "I have known Daniel and Robert independently for many years and I have been impressed by how they have been able ...

Charter Hall offloads UNSW asset

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
Charter Hall's Direct PFA fund has divested its leasehold interest in UNSW Kensington for $80 million to meet investor redemption requests. The office building, located at 221-227 Anzac Parade in Kensington, is leased by the University of New South ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...