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Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... easily accessible to all Australians," she said. "To ensure Australians can retire with confidence, we must provide a stronger focus on financial literacy and equitable retirement solutions. Providing quality advice and diversified options tailored to ...

MLC Life appoints two C-suite executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... MLC Life Insurance have an incredible offering for advisers, and the backing of Nippon Life makes that offering even stronger." Griffin noted that financial advisers have long been vital for MLC Life. "An experienced industry leader like Gerard allows ...

Westpac names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... customers at the heart." "As a result of the hard work completed over the past five years, Westpac is now a simpler, stronger bank, with an improved risk culture. The company is well-placed for its next phase under Anthony." Miller said Westpac "plays ...

Australian ETF market hits $206bn: Global X

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... European ETFs may attract more interest due to attractive valuation and similar sales growth profiles. India is displaying stronger growth and may dethrone China as the main emerging market in investor portfolios, he said. Fixed income is also anticipated ...

Perpetual chair to leave as $472m loss recorded

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... and strategic review costs. Underlying profit came in at $206.1 million, up 26% on FY23. Perpetual attributed this to stronger earnings in its wealth management and corporate trust arms, which are being offloaded to KKR. The wealth management division ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... timeliness of its recovery efforts and the amount returned to members. The SMC has urged the government to establish a stronger ATO compliance regime that includes setting and measuring the originally promised targets, and to commit to helping workers ...

Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... potentially equivalent to a 50bps cut in September, and a 25bps cut in both November, and December. "If the jobs data comes in stronger and the Fed responds with a 25bps cut in September, it is possible that the market will react with disappointment ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... ASX-listed companies. "If super funds had the governance model of listed companies, there's no evidence it would mean stronger governance or performance," she said. "What matters most is a director's commitment to protect and promote the interests of ...

Aware Super announces new $600m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... McNally added Aware Real Estate, together with Barings, have developed a precinct masterplan which aims to deliver a stronger value proposition for new tenants through the integration of new development opportunities with the existing footprint and the ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... local private market assets have tripled to $139 billion over the past decade, adding that global growth has been ever stronger, due to less listed companies, fewer IPOs, and stricter regulations. But despite the growth of private markets and the resulting ...