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Outlook favourable for practice valuations: Guide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... client handover, and whether the selling adviser is exiting the industry or going elsewhere. Overall, Centurion said the outlook for financial advice practice and client book valuations is positive, noting that the Quality of Advice Review and Delivering ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... you do that? What are the implications for the broader economy if that's the go to plan." Overall, Redican said his outlook for Australia isn't particularly exciting, pointing to the "terrible picture" of real household disposable income over the ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... IT, real estate, and energy." While the survey contained "competing messages" on the new administration's impact, the outlook for US companies was generally positive. Nearly half (47%) of North American analysts said company management was more confident ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... First State (CFS) finds Australians have adjusted their retirement expectations in the last 12 months to a more modest outlook, with cost-of-living pressures being the main cause. Based on a national survey of 2250 Australians, the CFS Rethinking Retirement ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... policy restrictiveness in its decision... the board acknowledges that progress has been made but is cautious about the outlook." Doubling down on the official statement from the board, Bullock said, "we cannot declare victory on inflation yet" and "today's ...

UniSuper prepared for buying opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce has provided an outlook for markets in the year ahead, with a positive yet subdued sentiment. Pearce said that while 2023 and 2024 were both bumper years for markets - with returns greater than 20% - he ...

Fiducian FUMAA swell to $14.4bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... 'growth' assets," Fiducian executive chair Indy Singh said. "We retain a bias towards international equities as the earnings outlook for the ASX is not as bright as offshore, plus some researchers believe there could be further weakness for the ...

PGIM inks joint venture for 20 Bridge Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Both firms said they have sat on the sidelines of the office sector in recent years as values corrected, believing the outlook for the sector has now improved. "The office sector in Australia has been more resilient than most global office markets, but ...

CBA's 'Cinderella story' over: Analysts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... but not value. "The balance sheet is strong, and revenue growth is improving, underpinning confidence in the earnings outlook. However, we see better risk reward elsewhere within our coverage," Morgan Stanley said.

Renewable energy company secures $160m from Macquarie

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... support this trend, building on the energy transition's track-record of delivering positive returns," MAM said in its 2025 outlook on green investments. "Institutional investors continue to play a key role in renewable energy and are starting to play ...