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Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
The current high interest rate environment is forcing the Future Fund to rethink its asset allocation, particularly its weightings in property and alternatives, in a bid to curb any potential liquidity issues. Rising interest rates, soaring 10-year ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% from 2022 to 2028 and reach a high of US$2.8 trillion by the end of 2028. This figure is almost double the US$1.5 trillion seen in 2022. Findings from the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2023 ...

Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
Life insurance profits in Australia have soared to $1.2 billion, doubling in the year to 30 June 2023, primarily due to gains in superannuation business, according to KPMG's annual market review. Risk products recorded a $400 million profit in FY23 ...

Vale Tony Bongiorno

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... from all of you and are heartened by the impact that Tony has had on so many lives. He was a mentor, leader, and father figure to so many people." "Tony was the most caring, giving, kind person. He had a unique way of making people feel important and ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... uncovered a decline in the number of funds managed solely by women, dropping from 1508 to 1490 globally - hitting the lowest figure since the report's inception. In stark contrast, the number of funds managed by solo male managers rose 4% year-over-year ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... the 'spill-over effect' is difficult, but not impossible. On that basis and without being able to comment on the $1:$3.32 figure arrived in the report, there is little doubt that government support for research and development provides a greater return ...

Managed accounts FUM hits $162bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Managed accounts assets jumped 19% in the year to June to reach a record high of $161.7 billion. This is according to the latest Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman figures, which canvassed 48 firms in their survey. Separately ...

Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... to a record low of 13%, a notable decrease from the 13.9% observed just before the pandemic hit in November 2019. This figure is also substantially lower than the 17.4% recorded a decade ago in May 2013. ASPL Group chief executive Kris Grant said: "Women ...

Magellan performance halves across the board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
As Magellan Financial Group's funds under management and profit drastically decline, its investments in Barrenjoey Capital Partners and FinClear also took a toll on its 2023 financial year performance. The group's average funds under management ...

AMP provisions $50m in response to class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... $261 million for 1H23, marking a decline from the $469 million observed in 1H22. The previous corresponding period's figure was bolstered by the divestment of AMP's International Infrastructure Equity, Domestic Infrastructure Equity operations ...