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AMP provisions $50m in response to class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... Last Resort (BOLR) rules, backing AMP Financial Planning advisers who protested against the decline in their business valuations from 4x to 2.5 recurring revenue. Due to this change, businesses like Equity Financial Planners and Wealthstone faced losses ...

Charter Hall REIT cops $198m loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... had 82 of its 105 investment properties independently valued during the year, with the remainder subject to internal valuations. "We have delivered on our strategic objective to further strengthen DXC's capital position via an expanded divestment ...

Goldman Sachs launches global infra feeder fund for Aussie investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... storage, renewable gas generation, pre-consumer waste to renewable gas," he said. Similarly, Camu pointed out that recent valuations in digital infrastructure have been high, making it harder to invest in the space. "Those sectors keep on evolving so ...

APRA toughens stress testing frequency, valuation stance

KARREN VERGARA, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... reinforcing the importance of superannuation funds to conduct more rigorous and frequent stress testing amid the fracas over valuations in the property sector. In updating Prudential Practice Guide SPG 530 Investment Governance (SPG 530), APRA expects ...

AMP's largest super option yields 9.1% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... AMP's lower weighting to unlisted assets positions the firm to capitalise on favourable buying conditions as market valuations continue to decline. "In the 1970s option, which is the largest by funds under management, we have a current combined weighting ...

PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... right managers and really focus on fund selection rather than trying to time the market," she said. Preqin head of APAC valuations research insights Angela Lai explained by 2027 the firm believes private capital assets under management (AUM) will reach ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... increasing demand for services such as the AppStore." He noted that it now has a market value of about $3 trillion, meaning valuations look stretched. However, he added that he held similar concerns when it was valued at $2 trillion. Meanwhile, on Microsoft ...

Hostplus tops up mandate, returns 8% to members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... 12.34%. The Indexed Balanced option for pension members returned 13.84%. "Hostplus' strong returns included low valuations for the fund's private equity and tech, despite strong returns in both the domestic and global listed markets for tech ...

Office sector down 8%: MSCI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... Index. Offices represent 37% of the sector. The sector is being "pummelled by concerns of excessively optimistic past valuations and fears that continuing hybrid work policies are negatively impacting the flagship office property sector," Rainmaker Information ...

Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... backdrop of large outflows from other equity funds makes it significant. "Investors are attracted by relatively low valuations, and the benefits to emerging markets both of a weakening US dollar and of the impending turn in the credit cycle," she said. ...