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One in five pension funds face liquidity risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... 19% said it is not a risk. Despite the presence of these liquidity concerns, more than half (58%) say liquidity is already well-managed and 28% said other risks are more pressing, Ortec Finance managing director of global pension risk Marnix Engels said. ...

Platinum awards mandate to Northern Trust

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... Northern Trust country head, Australia Leon Stavrou said. "Our client-centric approach and holistic product set positions us well to help Platinum as they focus on increasing operational efficiencies. We look forward to the opportunity to partner with ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... trouble for failing to provide complete and accurate securities trading information, known as blue sheet data, to the SEC, as well as comply with short selling practices.

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... we inherited from the Liberals. It's almost a quarter of its peak in 2022. In the last year alone, it has almost halved as well." But while market sentiment is predicting an interest rate cut from the RBA in February, not all experts are convinced. "While ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... elections in key global markets," he said. "Our MySuper members benefitted from the very strong returns from global equities as well as robust performance from Australian shares. "We believe that inflation data will continue to be volatile in 2025 so ...

WA financial planning firm acquired by US insurance broker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... agreement, WMP managing partner Steve Beattie, three senior partners, Troy Hartley, Janusz Mazurek and Adrian Whitaker, as well as their team will remain in their current location. They will be directed by Gallegher chief executive of benefit services ...

Adviser number growth shoots?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... the ongoing decline in the relevance of insurance within financial planning. The industry is grappling with this shift, as well as the growing divide between direct and advised insurance, Ramrakha said. He added that superannuation remains the primary ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... Vanguard suggests inflation is continuing to decline within a tight jobs market, despite the underlying inflation rate remaining well above the RBA's target range of 2-3%. "The RBA shouldn't draw a firm conclusion from the November CPI indicator, in ...

Insight Investment names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... positions across the asset management and insurance sector. Insight Investment considers Srivastava as an "exceptionally well-suited" successor of the retiring chief. Commenting on his appointment, Srivastava said he is thrilled to join a "world-class" ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... - and vice versa if a sell-off occurs. "... we're observing bifurcation in pricing between larger and small REITs as well as between groups more engaged in activities such as funds management and those aligned to passive rent collecting," Berry said. ...