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What retiree portfolios need to avoid future cost-of-living crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... strategy, says a Challenger report. Investments much achieve a real rate of return that not only provides growth but also offset inflation over time. But managing inflation risk is particularly crucial during retirement because it impacts portfolios ...

Dividends up but share buybacks fall: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Global companies spent $181 billion less on share buybacks in 2023 compared to 2022, according to Janus Henderson's latest annual share buyback study. The $1.11 trillion total was $181 billion lower than in 2022, a significant decline of 14% year-on-year ...

AMP North adviser inflows rise 22%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... $54.1 billion from $51.9 billion the prior quarter. AMP said the increase reflected positive investment markets but was offset by net cash outflows and pension payments. "In the first quarter we saw an increase in Platforms net cashflows, improvements ...

BlackRock faces 'stiff competition' from APAC asset managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
BlackRock has maintained its position as the best brand among asset managers in the US and APAC, though subtle shifts are signalling change, according to the latest Broadridge Fund Brand 50 report. Incorporating insights from 1200 fund selectors and ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... companies grew their dividends or kept them steady, behind the 85% global average. However, the increases were not enough to offset major cuts from mining groups, which contributed to a 10.7% fall in Australian payouts, Janus Henderson said. Matt Gaden ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... pre-tax $25 every week, for example, will result in an additional balance at retirement of $50,000. "That would completely offset taking two years off full time to have kids or working at 50% paid part time for five years, which is a very common scenario ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... there's still more that can and should be done. ASFA, Super Members Council and HESTA said the Low-Income Super Tax Offset (LISTO) should be updated to reflect current tax and super settings. "Firstly, that they increase the maximum income eligibility ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
The now-defunct app-led climate impact fund is the latest entity to cop a fine for greenwashing from the regulator. Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC) has paid $13,320 to comply with an ASIC infringement notice relating to allegations of misleading ...

Insignia details transformation progress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... net revenues increased 0.6% to $695.7 million. Its transformation program delivered $18 million in cost savings, which offset increased salaries and spend on cybersecurity, Insignia said. Remediation provisions sat at $132.7 million as at December end. ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... investment property can benefit from strong rental returns, while the current elevated borrowing costs are able to be largely offset given the low vacancy rates in the rental market, Paton said. Conversely, Koda Capital chief economist Brigette Leckie ...