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UBS names industry veteran as Australasia chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
The investment bank has appointed Lindsay Maxsted as its non-executive chair of Australasia. Maxsted steps into the position effective immediately and is based in Melbourne. He brings a wealth of corporate and board experience to UBS, formerly serving ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Capital markets will be potentially the epicentre of the next financial crisis, according to an investment expert, as unsustainable debt levels could tip global economies into a recession. In her recent visit to Australia, Ariel Investments chief investment ...

UHNWs wealth in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Challenging markets saw most ultra-high-net-worth individuals' (UHNWI) wealth decline last year, with their collective wealth globally falling by 10% or $14.9 trillion, according to Knight Frank's 2023 Wealth Report. The report, now in its 17th ...

Australian dividends surge in 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
Australian dividends rose to a new record last year and investors reaped the benefits taking home a collective $97.7 billion in payouts. According to Janus Henderson, the increase was complemented by an 8.4% rise in global dividends which grew strongly ...

Countplus grows advice arm, discontinues Wealth Axis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Countplus reported growth in advisers of 13% in the first half and a 17% increase in wealth segment revenues, while also announcing it will discontinue Wealth Axis' operations. Filing its 1H23 results with the ASX this morning, Countplus' revenues were ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Australia has been the best performing equities market globally over the last 123 years, according to the latest Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook. Published in collaboration with London Business School, the report covers all main asset ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the stability and certainty of Australia's superannuation system is at risk. The purpose of super is to take pressure off the budget, not supplement ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Australia's sustainable pension expenditure stands out from other advanced economies' retirement income systems, an ASFA report says. ASFA's Cost of pensions across advanced economies report said Australia's government pension expenditure ...

Tattarang buys Australia's first Waldorf Astoria

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Fiveight, the property arm of the Forrests' investment vehicle Tattarang, has acquired the planned high-end Waldorf Astoria hotel at Sydney's Circular Quay precinct. Purchased from Lendlease and its joint venture partner Mitsubishi Estate Asia, the ...

Advice group convicted of hawking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... incurred. Following on from that, on Monday the Southport Magistrates Court convicted the firm after it pleaded guilty to one count of breaching anti-hawking laws. It was alleged that between August 2019 and June 2020 the company made unsolicited calls ...