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Pendal sees 70% boost in performance fees

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Pendal Group, formerly BT Investment Management, heralded a 70% boost in performance fee revenue in the six months to March 31. This represents $47.6 million in performance fees, along with an 18% boost in base management fee revenue to $247.9 million ...

Contango LIC slashes cash allocation after acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... companies. Following the change, the board expects the cash coverage of CIE's dividends and to increase over time as CIE's overall equity position rises, following the asset allocation change. It also expects the level of franking on these dividends ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... tax on income that limits consumption while at the same time increasing the costs of production that by extension lowers overall economic growth. We've all been witnesses to this. The drop in oil prices from around US$115/barrel in mid-2014 (reaching ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... compiled most of everything you want to know about this year's Budget...even those questions you're afraid to ask. The overall picture is that aside from the Labor Party (I think the Greens too), most saw the Budget and liked what they see. Why wouldn't ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... rising interest rates (55%), volatility spikes (47%, and liquidity (36%). Most agreed rate increases were negative for overall portfolio performance (49%), but three-in-ten said a change in rates has the potential performance boost. This environment ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... policies for open banking were left out, although it is understood details will be revealed in the near future, Stoyan said. Overall, FinTech Australia welcomes the measures in this budget, which continue this government's ongoing support for our industry ...

Royal Commission sees increased ASIC, APRA funding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... financial institutions supervisory levies in 2018-19 and $10.6 million recovered as part of ASIC's industry funding model. Overall, ASIC's budget estimate for 2018-19 is $37 million and APRA's is $83 million. Elsewhere, the Australian Financial Complaints ...

Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Towers Watson Ideas Exchange in Melbourne, O'Gorman said there are three major risks to this approach. The first is that overall investment objectives are misaligned because each asset class is only optimised to its individual objective - and the strategy ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... fine tuning policy. In this year's submission, the FSC makes seven recommendations. It wants the Government to lower the overall corporate tax rate to 25% "preferably lower", stick to its 12% SG plan, and commission an enquiry into the impact that potential ...

BTFG reports first half earnings growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... management and insurance arm yielded $1.2 billion in revenue in the six months to 31 March 2018, an increase of 5% on 2H17. Overall BT Financial group added $404 million in cash earnings to Westpac Group's interim results, with the funds management business ...