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Advisers boost client portfolios 5.9%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... how advisers help clients achieve life-long goals and celebrate personal milestones, as well as help them in challenging times such as trauma, illness, financial crises, job loss, and death. The 1.2% value add to asset allocation as an example, could ...

Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... from 7.4% in July, but still 0.3% below expectations. "The MPC's remit is clear that the inflation target applies at all times, reflecting the primacy of price stability in the UK monetary policy framework," a monetary policy summary said. "The framework ...

NAB to pay $2.1m for knowingly overcharging customers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... overcharging of fees after learning of the issue, occurred between January 2017 and July 2018. It occurred on close to 75,000 times and totalled $139,845 taken from 2888 personal accounts and 513 business accounts. The actual issue began in 2001 and ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... contracts that matched pay to inflation." Today, things are very different, he noted. The rate of economic growth is three times lower than it was then, the US is no longer energy dependent, and unionisation isn't as common. Ge said the way central banks ...

ASIC takes legal action against crypto exchange

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... feature Bit Trade called "margin extension." Notably, the feature allows customers to receive credit extensions for up to five times the value of their collateral. In June 2022, ASIC flagged its concerns to Bit Trade for failing to comply with DDO. Despite ...

The Wealth Designers in expansion mode

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... joining forces made sense as he shares the same values and ethos. Canion is based in Geneva but will return to Perth a few times throughout the year. "Our new alliance will see me representing The Wealth Designers in Switzerland, the EU and the UK, servicing ...

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... decision, the reality is that the RBA is still far off its target. We believe the RBA will need to hike one or possibly two times to ensure that inflation falls back into the 2% to 3% band." HSBC economists Australia, New Zealand and global commodities ...

Janus Henderson launches new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... emerging markets surged to over $25 trillion by the end of last year, outpacing the growth of developed markets by nearly 10 times, Janus Henderson said. Gaden admitted that while some investors remain focused on developments in advanced economies, the ...

Spire Capital, Oaktree launch wholesale fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... wide range of flexible lending solutions, Oaktree has proven to generate strong returns through the cycle, particularly in times of distress. Spire is proud to be supporting local private investors and their advisors to diversify into asymmetric sources ...

How to warm up for a 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... decarbonize and adapt the portfolio at the same time." Noble noted that globally, the total number of days above 50C averaged 14 times a year between 1980 and 2009, increasing to 26 days a year between 2010 and 2019. It is statistically likely that a ...