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AMP sells advice licensees to Entireti, AZ NGA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... proposition, having spent the last 12 months considering a raft of options. Together, they will "deliver a model with economies of scale, capital to support practice growth and succession, and dedicated services and technology." Releasing its half-year ...

CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... report for the third quarter in a row. The State of the States report assesses the performance of state and territory economies compared with the averages of the past decade or 'normal'. For each economy, the latest level of the indicator-such as retail ...

RBA needs to 'rip the band-aid off' and hike rates: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... only way to push inflation back into the RBA's target range," he said. "The RBA did not go as hard as other developed economies with rate rises and we are now seeing this play out with escalating inflation. It's time for the RBA to rip the band-aid off." ...

UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... leverage to bring down investment fees and increases the range of available investment opportunities, as well as enabling economies of scale in administration," she said. "The multiple default consolidator approach to small pots is the solution most ...

Robeco launches two new strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... (formerly Sustainable Asian Bonds). Robeco said an estimated US$125 trillion is needed to transform global emerging economies to net zero by 2050. The asset manager said as the biggest change is taking place in Asia and emerging markets, it is focusing ...

Insignia Financial overhauls operating model, executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... these changes will support meaningful and sustainable improvement in operational efficiency and earnings growth, enhance economies of scale, and will enable the business to be more competitive," Hartley said. "These highly skilled and experienced executives ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... data: the "drop to the top" in representation from entry level to C-suite is observed in every industry. While half of economies included in the Global Gender Gap Index made incremental progress, significant disparities remained. The top 10 nations for ...

Retail funds drive down admin fees: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... funds with about $100 billion in assets to continue to drive cost efficiencies and synergies due to the realisation of economies of scale. "Further, it is important that super funds undergoing mergers/SFTs commit to appropriate levels of operational ...

Liberals respond to Federal Budget

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... Dutton suggested that to achieve affordable, reliable, and cleaner power, Australia should follow the example of major economies that use or are considering nuclear power and increase domestic gas production in the short term. To support this, he proposed ...

Active Super, Vision Super finally sign transfer deed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... merger for members to be strong. "We expect to see benefits for members over time including cost savings and greater economies of scale as time goes on as the merged fund will strive to deliver improved products and services," he said, adding the internal ...