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Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australia's major banks have achieved skyrocketing returns of $32.5 billion, up 14% from last year, driven by loan growth, margin expansion and the continued decline in notables. This year, profits exceeded the previous record set in 2017 at $31.2 ...

Decade-long ban reduced for former adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... not harm a client and, it has to be conceded it did occur in unusual circumstances. These factors are relevant to an assessment of the risk the applicant poses in the future, but are not in my assessment as significant as the applicant contends they ...

Wealth managers shirk cybersecurity priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
An alarming number of small and large wealth managers are underprepared for cybersecurity breaches particularly when it comes to managing third-party providers, a new report from ASIC finds. Wealth managers across the spectrum have a long way to go ...

AMP North incorporates DNR Capital, Morningstar managed portfolios

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... an actively managed Australian equities portfolio, adopting a negative screening strategy alongside an ESG ratings assessment, ESG integration, and company engagement. It's also been certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. DNR ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... required to ensure that inflation returns to target in a reasonable timeframe will depend upon the data and the evolving assessment of risks," she said. "The board remains resolute in its determination to return inflation to target and will do what is ...

Institutions must come to the table now: First Australians Capital

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... institutions to seek finance? Those are the kinds of questions being asked." Saulo clarified that conventional risk assessment criteria often don't align with the needs of historically excluded populations lacking generational wealth and assets due ...

Dexus launches new opportunities fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... recently completed unit development in Central Melbourne which is subject to FIRB approval. Dexus explained the deal assessment process for DREP1 is rigorous, with only 4% of potential opportunities moving to execution. Capital that has been deployed ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... significant work to address and Magellan will have regard to legal, regulatory and tax matters that require detailed assessment. Any conversion would be subject to a number of conditions, including member and regulatory approvals," Magellan's board ...

ISPT to offload retail, office properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... Super Property Trust (ISPT) is selling five assets, including Melbourne's GPO and a Sydney office building. An assessment of ISPT's $17.7 billion Core Fund identified five assets that do not align "with the desired scale and sector allocation ...

Selfwealth ditches Stake takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... competitor trading platform Stake and its offer of 17.5c per share. The ASX-listed trading platform said that after careful assessment, "Stake's incomplete and conditional proposal did not offer appropriate value to Selfwealth shareholders". "Accordingly ...