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ACCC approves Lendlease, Stockland property deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... residential masterplanned community housing in Illawarra, North West Perth, Ipswich, and Moreton Bay. Its investigation later found few competing projects to challenge Stockland in Illawarra, and that "prospective entrants" face hurdles, including delays ...

Acadian, Yarra among most commonly used external managers by super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Every APRA-regulated super fund uses external investment managers; these are the most popular ones in traditional public asset classes, according to a Morningstar report. For Australian equities, the top managers by funds under management are IFM Investors ...

ASIC slaps Macquarie with record $5m fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... September 2022, allowing three of its clients to place suspicious orders. Macquarie executed every trade within the final few minutes of the market closing, exhibiting the characteristics of what the MDP said was intended to "mark the close". This affected ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... report said. This follows the RBA's partnership with a consortium of financial institutions to develop a wholesale CBDC a few years back, as well as a pilot program to see the viability of CBDC in partnership with Digital Finance Cooperative Research ...

Pre-retirees expect less reliance on Age Pension: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... (5%), equity release from the family home (9%), and other (8%). "There's a clear gap between expectation and reality, on a few levels," Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said. Whether it's the actual income required, the mix of ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Many recipients of the Age Pension will pay more for aged care under proposed reforms to how the sector is funded, with wealthier Australians to cover more of the costs they incur from July 2025. With the nation's annual aged care expenses predicted ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
The complexity of retirement income decisions has left many feeling ill-equipped to manage their superannuation savings and generate an income that will deliver a comfortable lifestyle later in life, according to GBST research. The wealth management ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... tightening of the US monetary cycle. In terms of investment sentiment, Grana said EM is receiving a lot of attention, but few are "pulling the trigger." However, he remains optimistic. Additionally, Laijawalla said the timing of investment "will always ...

ASX chair to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... experienced financial services executive, previously holding senior titles at Investec, Westpac, and MLC Group just to name a few. He currently chairs the boards of AUB Group, Charter Hall, Fisher Funds, and Resolution Life. "As with all transformations ...

ASIC issues warning over shoddy DDO practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... found improvements are needed across the board when it comes to meeting DDO requirements. ASIC's surveillance found only a few issuers monitored consumer outcomes and product performance. It also found that most issuers "took little to no steps to ...