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King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
High-profile Australian financial services leaders have been recognised in the King's Birthday honours list, with several receiving an Order of Australia. This year, former Macquarie managing director and Financial Regulator Assessment Authority ...

Zurich fills newly created executive role

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... officer for nib, overseeing operational contact centres and claims functions across the group. Delaney said that as the sole major composite - life and general - insurer in the market, Paterson's appointment signifies an important structural change to ...

Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The wealth management industry has broadly welcomed the bulk of the Quality of Advice Review recommendations Labor will prioritise, with many agreeing that the reforms will fix financial advice and ultimately benefit consumers. In releasing the first ...

ETP investors struggle to pick winners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... flows.The research considered 137 ETPs over a three-year period up to March 2023. Results indicated a negative MW premium across major asset classes, including Australian equities, international equites, fixed interest, and property. Investors couldn't ...

Super fund ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... sectors." In international equities holdings, "ESG products were found to on average have clear tilts away from many of the major global technology giants other than Microsoft, Alibaba and Tesla." These headline findings suggest that the investment strategies ...

Senate Committee rethinks franking credit changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... many Australian shareholders, especially retirees, and urged the government to respect their election promise not to make "major changes" to superannuation and franking credits during this term. "Many Australian shareholders and our members rely on refund ...

Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
Accelerating wages growth and higher than expected inflation would perhaps indicate an increase is justified, however, the economic hardships faced by Australians is intensifying. According to an economic misery index by the University of Melbourne ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... is set to benefit both countries. The deal includes a two-way goods trade that was worth $10 billion in 2022. Australia's major exports to the UK are lead, alcohol, and measuring and analysis equipment. "Australia has negotiated improved market access ...

Macquarie AM wins manager of the year: ILAs

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... consistently deliver robust returns while adeptly managing investment risk. Rainmaker Information conducted the analysis across six major asset classes, encompassing 21 categories, while reviewing more than seven factors, including performance, volatility ...

GQ Multifamily platform boost BTR pipeline

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... world," he said. Gurner revealed the GQ platform now has several key projects either commenced or soon to commence across four major growth markets in Melbourne and Sydney. "We're armed with fresh capital, and we're always on the lookout for quality ...