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Morrison divestment lifts Sequoia profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... the $4 million budget provisioned. This excludes the impact of items such as redundancies and acquisitions. Providing an outlook, Sequoia chief executive Garry Crole and chair John Larsen noted that the strategy announced in FY20/21 "was to build a sustainable ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... with the economy's capacity. We project 1% growth in 2024. This is up slightly from our most recent World Economic Outlook update. Thanks to stronger government spending. And achieving sustained 2%, inflation looks increasingly likely." The IMF predicts ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... realigning their investment strategies to account for increasingly volatile geopolitical forces and an uncertain macro-economic outlook. "With investors' money on the line, it's no surprise that fund selectors are turning more towards active management ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... unanimously predicted that the RBA would leave the base rate as is for now. "While there are encouraging signs, the economic outlook is uncertain and the board remains highly attentive to inflation risks. The central forecasts are for inflation to return ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... trusts (REITs) are an attractive investment opportunity in 2024, according to Principal Asset Management. In a recent outlook report for listed REITs, Principal Asset Management chief executive, public real assets and chief investment officer, real estate ...

Hyperion leads as top Australian shares fund manager: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... equities Shannon Reilly said. He attributed the success of growth managers to easing inflation and a favourable interest rate outlook for 2024, factors he deemed instrumental in besting their value-oriented counterparts. "Growth managers outperformed ...

AI mania will underwhelm advice: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... reviving the sector. "The super funds that succeed will have leaders who know financial advice well, have a long-term outlook and are open to a radical departure from how they have traditionally approached the business model of advice," the report read. ...

Netwealth records $78bn FUA, flags departure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... ensuring a smooth transition and continued success during the leadership change. "Looking forward, we maintain a positive outlook for the future and the growth opportunity ahead of us is significant," the platform said. "... inflows for Calendar Year ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... diversification benefits and long-term growth thematic," it said. Dexus head of research Peter Studley said the longer-term demand outlook for all real asset sectors will be buoyed by population growth and stabilising interest rates. "An increase in ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... alternative with sitting in the sidelines on defensive assets with things like bonds is quite attractive," he said in a market outlook. Like many advisers, Buters tweaks client portfolios as dictated by their risk profile. "If we think equity valuations ...