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The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... seeing. So that's the developed market." For emerging markets, however, Powell is seeing the opposite. "The growth outlook in emerging markets looks rather encouraging, and inflation is much less of a problem as well," he said. Specifically, he is ...

UHNWs wealth in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... activities. "Whether due to an ongoing reassessment of lifestyles or continuing pent-up demand from the pandemic, the economic outlook appears brighter," Knight Frank said. "While there may be elements of 'hunker down and ride it out' with some ...

Diverger highlights M&A progress, pipeline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... investor relations, HR and project management professionals. It will pay an interim dividend of 2c per share. As for an outlook, Diverger said: "It is expected there will be an earnings skew to the second half of the year resulting from both continued ...

AET divestment drives Insignia profit gain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... Insignia board declared a total dividend of 10.5c a share, franked at 50% and payable on April 3. As for the company's outlook, Mota said: "We have begun the second half of the financial year with strong progress and positive momentum across the business ...

Equity Trustees records solid 1H23 result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... capital position. This provides stability in volatile times and the flexibility to fund growth as required." In terms of outlook, EQT says it plans to compete in additional lines of trusteeship to maximise its opportunity set, scale business areas with ...

Minutes show RBA considered 50bp rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... increase recognised the need for balance between demand and supply but also that inflation was expected to have peaked, the outlook for consumption growth was softening, and there were many uncertainties ahead. "Members observed that, while underlying ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... interest rates have remained low or even negative in some parts of the world, the survey said. Even with the changing yield outlook, 50% of fund selectors are looking to add private investments to their portfolios. This is because most believe that private ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... price to earnings of 14.9x vs long-run avg. 14.5x. "Equities look fully valued in light of an increasingly challenging outlook for the domestic economy, and an earnings cycle that may have already reached its high point," it said. "Reflecting this, our ...

Zurich wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... was in the best financial interest of our members". "Zurich's purpose is to create a brighter future together, and this outlook obviously resonated for our business," Farrar said. Zurich Australia and New Zealand chief executive Justin Delaney, said ...

Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... cash flow models can also be very helpful in cutting out the short-term noise by focusing on the underlying, long-term outlook for a business, Morningstar highlighted. The investment research firm concluded that despite on overall gloomy outlook, each ...