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Four join Payton Capital team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... risk-return profile," chief executive David Payton said. "We currently have in excess of $700 million under management, and this figure is expected to increase to more than $1 billion over the next six months." "We are rapidly expanding our investment ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
Beating consensus estimates, the Australian GDP rose 0.8% in Q1 and 3.3% year on year. While more positive than expected, the latest figures represented a slowdown from the 3.4% GDP growth realised last quarter. Barclays said the most recent GDP numbers ...

Retirees doing it tough: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
ASFA's latest insights show the annual increase in the cost of living for some retirees is the largest seen in 12 years. According to ASFA's Retirement Standard figures for the March quarter, Australians aged around 65 living a comfortable retirement ...

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has said the regulator is focused on promoting effective competition, investigating allegations of anti-competitive conduct, and protecting the interests of consumers in the financial services sector. Speaking at an AFR ...

Green ETFs on the up and up: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
Data from AUSIEX shows the trading value of direct equities and ETFs associated with sustainability themes has increased by 134% since January 2019. In terms of popularity, hydrogen investments are the most popular green sector across all generations ...

Managed account market reaches $175bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
Funds under administration (FUA) in managed accounts platforms increased by almost 50% per annum in the last three years alone, according to Rainmaker Information. Analysing figures previously published by the Institute of Managed Account Professionals ...

Cbus to sell corporate art collection

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Cbus is auctioning its art collection, estimated to be worth about $9 million. The Cbus Collection of Important Australian Art features more than 280 works dating from the colonial era through to contemporary pieces. Artists in the collection include ...

Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics show the industry's total assets increased almost 10% over the past year. Super assets totalled $3.4 trillion at the end of March 2022, a 9.7% increase from the year prior. The total assets ...

Australian dividends shatter pre-pandemic records: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... The dividend rebound was underpinned by an 81.7% higher payout than the equivalent period to the end of March 2021. This figure dwarfed the rest of the world's aggregate 13.6% reversal. However, the Janus Henderson report noted that Australia's dividends ...

Beware super home buyer collateral damage: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... 30-year-old on a median wage with a $20,000 starting balance could be between $14,700-$29,100 worse off at retirement. This figure was unaffected by whether people chose to access the scheme or not. ISA also said that the increased equity requirements ...