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Confidence in a 'comfortable' retirement nears lows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
Pre-retiree confidence levels are reaching near historic lows, according to an Investment Trends report. Confidence levels have plummeted to 10-year lows in pre-retirees feeling prepared for their next stage of life, and only half cited they feel prepared ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
According to UNSW Business School associate professor Konark Saxena, the probability of a US recession is about 75%, possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until ...

Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
Maple-Brown Abbott's head of Australian value equities Douglas Maple-Brown says the recent de-rating of many ASX listed companies will likely go further, favouring value investors. Maple-Brown said: "Stagflation fears and the end of easy money have ...

Mercer pumps $100m into Perennial Partners strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
Mercer Investments handed a $100 million mandate to Perennial Partners, for investment in its Better Future Strategy. The RIAA certified Better Future Strategy is an actively managed portfolio focused on ethical small and mid-cap companies. A significant ...

Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming: ASI

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
Appearing at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' ASI Conference, BNP Paribas Global Directions managing director Keith Suter took a dive into the pressures currently facing Australian trustees and investors, saying contingency planning ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Australians all, let us rejoice... for despite the Delta-induced lockdowns in the September quarter, the domestic economy shrank by much less than most of us were expecting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report shows ...

Link updates on bid offers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... Servicing with exclusive due diligence information following a €55 million takeover offer. If the syndicate is successful, PES will then acquire BCM Global's non-Irish businesses for €25m ($39m) plus a deferred payment of €15m ($23.5m) over ...

Link allows BCM due diligence

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... exclusive due diligence information following the takeover offer for Link's Banking and Credit Management (BCM) business. The PES syndicate has been given exclusive due diligence in relation to BCM on an exclusive basis until December 17, subject ...

European syndicate bids for Link subsidiary

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... ($86.5m) for the unit, which operates as BCMGlobal, a loan and asset management service provider. If the syndicate is successful, PES will then acquire BCMGlobal's non-Irish businesses for €25m ($39m) plus a deferred payment of €15m ($23.5m) ...

Australia ranked seventh for retirement wellbeing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Australia has failed to crack the top five for retirement wellbeing outcomes once again, according to the Natixis Global Retirement Index. Australia maintained its ranking of seventh place in the latest index for the second consecutive year. Iceland ...