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Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... $92 billion fund for hospitality and tourism workers has not changed its investment strategy in 20 years except at the margin to take advantage of medium-term opportunities. The industry fund's invested capital remains split between equities and ...

Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... collective loan book" KPMG said. "Instead, the increase in income from asset growth was offset by a declining net interest margin (NIM) and elevated operating costs, reflecting the impacts of growing inflation and a tightening employment market." The ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... 2023, enhancements will expand the breadth of CFS investment offerings to include international equities, foreign currency, margin lending and unique wholesale options. In developing the platform, CFS said it consulted with a wide range of advisers from ...

ASIC bans married duo from providing financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... July 2015 until May 2021. Richard Marshall advised clients of his company, RT Marshall, many of whom were elderly, to open margin lending accounts, appointing himself or his wife as an authorised person to trade shares on behalf of those clients. He ...

Pendal reports underlying profit up 17%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... Underlying earnings per share were up 5% to 5.7 cents per share, while fee revenue climbed 8% to $629.7 million. Its operating margin increased to 36% (up 1% on FY21), supported by TSW's higher operating margin and cost management across the group. However ...

Another ban for Sirius Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... Media (Toyga), an off-shore call centre it hired to source clients to trade in its high-risk contracts-for-difference and margin foreign exchange contracts. It also found that Toyga engaged in pressure selling tactics and provided personal advice on ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... reasons why investors start demanding term premium, driving long-term bond yields higher, so we stay underweight in discount margin bonds." It added: "Within an underweight to treasuries, we prefer short-dated bonds given better returns and less duration ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... pensioners where they are already under cost-of-living pressures." He says it's a win - but not for all. "Only people on the margin will be slightly better off. For instance, there will be some who are now eligible for the health card. There will ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... encouraging workers across the country to shift away from other endeavours. The nominal exchange rate provided a second a margin of adjustment, helping to contain broader inflationary pressures despite strong growth in domestic demand. "The key point ...

Outsourcing is the future: Northern Trust

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... cost, so that they've got an ability to manipulate the cost base when faced with excess volatility. It brings with it margin resiliency, he said, which is very important, especially in a volatile environment. "The second thing it brings is more agility ...