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LGT Crestone hires from Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
LGT Crestone is expanding its investment team with the appointment of Matthew Tan as senior asset allocation specialist. Tan's recruitment has boosted LGT Crestone's in-house investment team to 22. He joins from the Future Fund where he spent ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... regulatory policy. During her time in Treasury, O'Rourke held leadership positions with responsibility for data and digital economic reforms, small business policy, and regulatory frameworks governing market conduct. Her appointment is effective September ...

SG Hiscock partners with US fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... and global real estate strategies available to Australians. "The global small cap market is a fascinating space in this economic environment, and EAM is a well-respected fund manager with a proven track record of delivering returns for investors," Hiscock ...

JPMAM launches two active ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... investors access to emerging markets (EM) but in fairly conservative manner," he said. "When we look at the big picture, the economic and demographic growth story within EM is still very compelling and an important inclusion in a well-diversified investment ...

Financial Standard kicks off Power50 voting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... and/or other initiatives designed to promote the important role that financial advisers play in the country's socio-economic future. They could be active participants of relevant industry associations, those known among their peers and the industry ...

Westpac reports $1.8bn net profit, rise in stressed assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... provisioned," Westpac said. Credit impairment provisions stood at $5.1 billion as at June 30, surpassing the base case economic scenario's expected losses by $1.5 billion. Stressed assets showed a margin increase to 1.16% of total exposures - a rise ...

Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported a 14,600 drop in employment in July, deviating sharply from the anticipated rise of 15,000 by economists. In July, the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%, up from 3.5% the previous month, despite economists' ...

State Super equities lead exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... environments," he said. "Whilst collaborative engagement continues to make big strides to reduce negative impacts while growing economic wellbeing, there is an increasing set of investment opportunities that deliver positive impact and return benefits ...

Global wealth to rise 38% by 2027: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
Despite a decline in aggregate global wealth last year, UBS and Credit Suisse predict an upward trend over the next five years, reaching close to $979 trillion by 2027. The 14th edition of Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report, now jointly launched with ...

Dexus reports $752.7m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... costs incurred and management rights and goodwill which are classified as intangible assets. "Operating in an uncertain economic environment remains challenging. In this environment we have continued to diversify our capital sources, and grow and diversify ...