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Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... "Sustained excess growth in earnings and dividends leads to greater returns to shareholders..." The product disclosure statement also said Hyperion structures its portfolios with the security weightings determined by forecasted long-term risk adjusted ...

Victorian SMSF auditor fails to overturn disqualification

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... public needs to be aware that SMSF auditors do not always have a simple job where they simply rubber stamp financial statement," the ART said. "If the impression is given by an approved SMSF auditor that they perform a simple task for a low fee, that ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... federal election. Jones spent 15 years as the member for Whitlam - covering Illawarra and the Southern Highlands. In a statement, he expressed "immense gratitude" to his community and members of the Labor Party, "whose values I hold dear." Jones also ...

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has written to superannuation trustees urging them to strengthen anti-scam practices, or risk exposing their members to harm. The open letter, signed by ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, outlined ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... over the coming year, owing primarily to cost-of-living support measures provided to households," the RBA said in a statement in November last year. "However, year-ended headline inflation is then expected to increase in the second half of 2025 to be ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... from taxing unrealised capital gains," Burgess explained. "By drawing a parallel between these distinct approaches, the statement confuses the public about prevailing financial practices within the system and how capital gains are conventionally treated ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... international standards, supporting our climate strategy and meeting regulatory requirements," a BMO spokesman said in a statement. A CIBC spokesperson said: "Having made significant progress alongside our clients in these areas, we are now well-positioned ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
BlackRock has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee, which alleged the asset manager misled consumers about how much its investment strategies were influenced by ESG considerations. Tennessee's suit alleged BlackRock failed ...

MA Financial readies first LIT for launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... Financial's flagship private credit strategies, MA Financial said. MA Financial has today formally lodged a product disclosure statement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Ord Minnett and MA Moelis Australia Advisory have ...