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MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... expected recession, decent corporate fundamentals, US earnings growth is forecasted around 18% for the next 12 months - which might be exaggerated - debt servicing ratios are favourable, and there are healthy inflows. However, "the key negative is valuation," ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... trigger events, which may prompt a trustee to conduct a fit and proper check of an implicated director. While these directors might not be directly implicated, their association with a "tainted organisation" could affect their standing. Moreover, the ...

Perpetual global head of distribution exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... to replace Rob Adams, who is retiring," they added. "If the asset management business hires an investment-led chief, they might reverse course, reinstating the global distribution role." Quaife worked at Franklin Templeton for 17 years in several senior ...

Canned 'golden visas' ruffle fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... business model of managed funds insofar as managed funds use visas as a vehicle to obtain foreign investment." "One area that might mitigate that risk for managed funds, is whether the government decides to build a component into the talent and innovation ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... Brisbane. TelstraSuper chief investment officer Graeme Miller said the fund is excited to be investing in infrastructure that might assist the energy transition. "As the adoption of AI accelerates, we expect so too will the need for sustainable data ...

ASIC delivered court win over Firstmac DDO failure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... with its TMD for the product. "ASIC took this case because we were concerned that customers were exposed to the risk they might obtain a financial product that was not appropriate to their needs and objectives," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "This ...

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... some premiums in exchange for a share of the benefit if a claim is made. By doing so, it's intended that policyholders who might otherwise cancel or lapse their cover due to cost can remain insured. Its services are only available through financial advisers. ...

Committee calls for 'sick agency' ASIC to be split in half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... for separating the markets, corporations and financial services functions of the regulator, the timeframe over which this might occur, and the process to achieve it. It also does not properly weigh evidence presented to the inquiry in favour of ASIC's ...

Most advisers satisfied with success: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... satisfaction, the research found, noting that principals tend to be hands on in the business and wear multiple hats. "Whilst this might be necessary for businesses in startup phase, it is also likely that principals aren't likely paying themselves ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... Miller said slightly offsetting perceived risks was a satisfactory labour market, but he said there was some suspicion it might be more fragile than it appears after March quarter accounts affirmed activity growth was weak. "The board has in the past ...