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Westpac reports $7.2bn profit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... will undertake a $1.5 billion on-market share buyback. Westpac shares traded at $22.25 at the time of writing, about 4% lower than one year ago.

American Century unveils new global strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... best-in-progress sustainable strategy that will strive for outperformance while delivering downside risk management and lower volatility." American Century head of sustainable investing Sarah Bratton-Hughes said the strategy is not looking for sustainability ...

Janus Henderson to delist from ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... nearly 12% in October 2022 during its transition to a Foreign Exempt Listing on the ASX. Moreover, the ASX sees significantly lower CDI trading volumes than the NYSE, where Janus Henderson will maintain its listing. Janus Henderson's board of directors ...

NGS Super launches retirement savings strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... making big decisions about their future without access to helpful information. And it can lead to many retirees having a lower standard of living than they otherwise could have," he said. "The lack of advice and information around retirement incomes ...

Adviser numbers steady, but shortfall predicted

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... reach their upper level, they may just keep up with expected consumer demand," Rainmaker said. "But if they come in at the lower end, the per-capita number of advisers available to service these people will halve." At the same time, the number of AFSLs ...

High-performing firms reveal strategies behind success

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... performers tend to service 30% more clients than other firms on average and can serve them with greater service efficiency from a lower spend. "By streamlining the advice process and implementing well-documented service models and systems, high-performing ...

Inflation eases to 5.4%, RBA tipped to hike interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... Australia (RBA) on Melbourne Cup Day as near certain. Miller pointed out that the most recent RBA board meeting indicated a lower tolerance for a sluggish return of inflation to target levels; and given the slower-than-anticipated reduction in inflation ...

CFA final exam pass rate declines

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... 49% pass rate for those who sat the Level III exam this past February and August of last year, respectively. It is also lower than the 10-year average pass rate of 52%. However, it was higher than the historically low pass rate of 42% in 2021. CFA managing ...

Alternative assets are the way forward: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... less than 6%, investment-grade bonds stood at 3%, high yield was approximately 7%, and emerging market debt was slightly lower than that. "With alternatives and across the spread, you can average around 6% which is a really nice little yield kicker," ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... its lowest level in the past 28 years," it said. According to the report, the number of transactions in Australia was 27% lower than the second half of 2022. This was the fourth consecutive half in which transaction volume declined - a period of which ...