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Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... observed that the reduced profitability of risk products was impacted by a rise in claims and the lack of one-off items like COVID-19 reserve releases, while the profits of non-risk products surged due to favourable investment markets. Nevertheless ...

Family office executives take investment reins: Ocorian

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... investment managers to manage their assets, but falling returns driven by the financial crisis in 2008 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the switch to alternative approaches and directly employing professionals," Ocorian said. "The ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... and strategic investors group Charles Hatami emphasised that the report comes in a critical period - the second year post-Covid - marked by "structural mega forces" that are shaping the macroeconomic outlook. These mega forces include the ageing population ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... substantial capital gains each year to individuals with the highest incomes." The report also shows that while the government's COVID-19 response reduced income inequality, the impact was only temporarily. In 2020-21, the average income of the lowest ...

A roadmap for transitioning to managed accounts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... positioning managed accounts to clients, it's useful to highlight their advantages through relatable case studies, like the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. The benefits of managed accounts also extend beyond execution and transparency; they also offer a ...

Australians retiring later than global peers: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... 28% believe they will have no choice but to live frugally, and 21% think they will have to continue working. "In the post-Covid economic environment, we've seen high inflation and rising interest rates place increasing financial pressure on Australian ...

Lumiant chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... that led to Lumiant," Burggide said on LinkedIn. He added that "nothing prepared me for Lumiant - starting a business in COVID, raising $14 mil AUD, opening up in three countries and building it from no staff to 26 full-time. It busted me." Burridge ...

Janus Henderson launches new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... Australia Matt Gaden said the new fund will meet client demand for access to the ever-changing asset class. "Forces such as the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitics have been key catalysts in spurring deglobalisation and the structural changes that we see ...

Most trustees pass Canva valuation test: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... value unlisted assets under Prudential Standard SPS 530 Investment Governance launched in late 2021, which was sparked by COVID-19 testing their ability or lack thereof to accurately value unlisted and illiquid assets. Going forward, APRA expects trustees ...

Top global trends impacting portfolio construction

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... Wrigley said geopolitics has led investors to adopt a very different view of the world. "It's already happened with COVID-19 and is most pronounced in the area of supply chain, which is really where the battleground is being fought around geopolitics ...