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Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... returns have decreased since the Global Financial Crisis due to higher capital requirements, more expensive technology, and stronger competition. "Lower returns mean that banks must make choices about how best to use their capital," Elliot said. "Business ...

Political risk pushes institutional investors to cash: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... toward Chinese equities faded in June with flows falling back from above to simply average levels. This did not deter stronger long-term investor inflows into other regional markets such as Korea, India and Indonesia, but it shows that investor sentiment ...

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... offering, enabling iExtend to fully participate in the financial services market and to provide financial advisers with stronger support to help their clients with insurances that would otherwise be abandoned by them. Importantly, the AFSL provides a ...

Colonial First State reports strong super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... a 14.3% return. The $150 billion retail fund's MySuper Lifestage 1980-84 and MySuper Lifestage 1985-89 funds had even stronger returns of 14.7%. CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said that this is the second consecutive year of double-digit ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... strengthening of the global economic cycle pointing towards a potential rate hike. "Ultimately the case to hold was the stronger one 'based on the view that the economy was still broadly tracking on a path consistent with returning inflation to target ...

AIA Australia releases new member insurance portal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... said. Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has also implemented AIA's new member insurance portal, noting stronger engagement with claimants since its introduction. CSC chief customer officer Adam Nettheim said the portal makes it easier ...

Long-term optimism for APAC despite short-term hurdles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... decade low and most country-specific funds struggled to raise capital, demand for Asia-regional funds grew amid investors' stronger preference for diversification and reduced risk appetite," she said. Separately, the report found that capital raised ...

Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Stronger business and government investment, population growth and budget positions have seen Australia record its best international competitiveness ranking since 2011. The nation rose from 19th to 13th in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 ...

Recession signs: Economic growth has 'ground to a halt'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... 0.8-0.9%/qtr. We believe such an outcome would be sufficient for the RBA to leave the cash rate on hold. But a core print stronger than our forecast would test the RBA's resolve to not tighten policy further," Aird said. "Given the challenging inflation ...

APRA hits Mercer with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... the findings of APRA's review and is fully committed to taking action on the issues raised. We believe our fund will be stronger and more resilient as a result," Mercer said. "We had a program of work underway to accelerate the transformation of our ...