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Recession risk for Australia minimal: Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Australia will remain resilient amid raging headwinds posed by inflation and interest rates, to the extent that it will meet its growth forecast and avoid a recession, according to an investment expert. La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... its reporting season review 2023, UBS said stocks where its analysts see consensus earnings risk to the upside, and which show relative value or recent share price underperformance amongst financial services included Challenger -6.6%, Netwealth Group ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... what anyone's views on ESG investment principles may be, that funds following such investment principles do not, as a group, show structural underperformance." A number of US states led by GOP politicians have rallied behind the anti-ESG/anti-woke capitalism ...

Inflation expected to have peaked: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has forecast that headline CPI (7.8%) is expected to be the peak in this economic cycle. In a monetary policy statement, the RBA said CPI is still high, affecting a range of goods and services. Global factors such ...

Assets under custody stagnant: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
Total assets under custody in Australia have seen marginal growth in the six months to December end, however they've barely budged since last year. The latest data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) showed total assets under custody ...

Super disruptors throw in the towel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
The number of Millennial-targeted super funds continue to fall by the wayside, halving to just 14 nearly a decade after attempting to disrupt the superannuation sector. Touted as pioneers in the super industry, the likes of Future Super and Virgin Super ...

Negative wholesale funds market growth continues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
Australia's $1.6 trillion wholesale funds market has experienced negative growth, contracting 2.6% in annual terms. According to Rainmaker Information's latest Wholesale Advantage report, wholesale funds have had three consecutive quarters of negative ...

AFA, FPA propose merged entity name

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Australia's two peak financial advice associations have flagged the new name of the proposed entity should their merger go ahead. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be known as the ...

The self-funded retiree is a misnomer: Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
New research from The Australia Institute shows the cost to the federal budget of tax concessions is almost on par with the total cost of the Age Pension, with the think tank declaring the 'self-funded retiree' a misnomer. According to the insights ...

Maple-Brown Abbott selects UK, Europe distribution partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Maple-Brown Abbott's UCITS funds will be available across the UK and Europe, following an agreement with Hyde Park Investment (HPI). HPI, a capital raising and strategic consultancy firm, will distribute the UCITS funds in locations including, Sweden ...