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Feedback from TD Securities European Roadshow

TD securities recently presented its outlook for the Australian economy on a roadshow to Europe and the UK. The presentation focused on macroeconomics and included suggestions for a downturn in economic growth, ongoing inflation against the likelihood ...

African Development Bank mulls five year inaugural $A bond

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004

... timing and structure of the deal is still to be finalised. "We are looking at a five-year transaction because it is the focus of a lot of demand and is the tenor that is most relevant for most supranational institutions," said AfDB treasury department ...

APRA grants first superannuation licence to REST

APRA granted REST Superannuation its new registrable superannuation entity (RSE) license. The license was granted under APRA's new superannuation licensing regime for superannuation trustees. "I am very pleased that the REST Trustee is the first RSE ...

ING launches private equity opportunity

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004

... 20 per cent per annum over the long term. ING Investment Management CEO and PEAL executive director Grant Bailey said the focus would be on allowing smaller investors to get in at the ground floor with some of Australia's most exciting unlisted companies. ...

NAB announces new Australian appointments

AAP | TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2004

The National Australia Bank has named three external candidates among four appointments to positions required to lead the integration of the bank's Australian businesses. The appointments follow last month's restructure of the bank's top echelon management ...

ING launches enhanced financial education website

Financial services company ING today announced the launch of its enhanced financial education website L-earn aimed at advisers, superannuation members and the public. L-earn is ING's on-line investment education tutorial. The enhancements include an ...

Cathy Walter urges consideration of regulatory future

AAP | TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2004

Former National Australia Bank director Cathy Walter on Monday night invoked the example of James Hardie Industries as she urged Australia's business community to carefully consider the future of corporate regulation in this country. Walter, who gained ...

Costello's Future Fund draws fire

... a special fund to deal with the almost $90 billion hole in the Australian government's superannuation commitments lacks focus, asset consultant Ken Atchison said this week. The government's CSS and PSS super funds for public servants and its two funds ...

Emerging opportunities not just in China: Franklin Templeton

... through private equity investment," the investment manager said. "The paper explains that most emerging market mutual funds focus on larger, more liquid companies for investment, which leaves a massive opening in small to medium companies either not ...

Market wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004

The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly firmer today, although it will be specific stocks, more so than general market momentum, which will be the key to trade today. A solid bounce in US equities following the US Federal Reserve's ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

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Digital assets and where they stand in 2026

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