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Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Australian retirees' budgets are under threat by the rise of everyday living expenses, according to findings from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA's Retirement Standard for the December 2021 quarter indicates ...

CBA posts strong result, dividend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
Commonwealth Bank reported first half results for 2022 with profit and dividend up significantly on the first half of 2021. The big bank reported statutory NPAT of $4.7 billion, up 26% on 1H21. Cash NPAT was up 23%, also at $4.7 billion. CBA paid a ...

Vanguard move a win for SSGA, BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Vanguard's decision to hand back institutional mandates has been good news for State Street Global Advisors, BlackRock and several other managers, analysis shows. In October 2020 Vanguard announced it would hand back mandates to super funds ahead of ...

Consumer advocates criticise advice review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... to build a pathway to higher quality advice and end harmful conflicted remuneration in financial advice and insurance for good," Newton said. "It should be expanded to include the findings and commentary of the Royal Commission regarding conflicts between ...

BetaShares adds e-commerce ETF to thematic range

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
BetaShare s has announced the addition of the BetaShares Online Retail and E-Commerce ETF (IBUY) to its leading range of thematic funds. The BetaShares Online Retail and E-Commerce ETF (IBUY) will be an Australian-first, providing exposure to up to ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... the wealth management sector to encourage innovation in the development of high-quality retirement products that deliver good outcomes to members, while avoiding creating legacy issues that have hindered the industry and its customers in the past," it ...

The future is bright for BT: Rady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... about 18,000 financial advisers registered today; more than 800 exited over the Christmas and New Year period alone. "The good thing about BT is that it's a business that supports, on a relative basis, a relatively affluent client base and a relatively ...

Centuria snaps up six industrial assets for $132m

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... supply. "There's a development site in Campbellfield that we've bought that we really feel provides scale and a very good last mile location and put brand new and sustainable product into the portfolio. "There's also three adjoining assets ...

Inflation to retreat in 2022: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... the lift-off point for interest rates out of necessity, as letting inflation and speculation run out of control is not a good option. But recovery is still in its early stages and dramatic increases in rates will likely disrupt the improvement pattern ...

It will pay to keep employees happy: Fink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... Fink wrote. "And in the US, we are seeing some of the highest wage growth in decades. Workers seizing new opportunities is a good thing: It demonstrates their confidence in a growing economy." Fink urged chief executives not to think of staff turnover ...