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Zurich wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... was in the best financial interest of our members". "Zurich's purpose is to create a brighter future together, and this outlook obviously resonated for our business," Farrar said. Zurich Australia and New Zealand chief executive Justin Delaney, said ...

Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... cash flow models can also be very helpful in cutting out the short-term noise by focusing on the underlying, long-term outlook for a business, Morningstar highlighted. The investment research firm concluded that despite on overall gloomy outlook, each ...

Value companies to outperform in 2023: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack forecasts a bright outlook for value companies in 2023, particularly among Australian equities. "We think value companies are likely to outperform in 2023," McCormack said. "We're entering a period that echoes ...

Financial markets brace for gloomy first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... full-blown recession. One analyst out of the 152 surveyed said more companies are focused on cost cutting. "While the near-term outlook is challenging, most companies in my coverage are in a much better balance sheet position than they've been historically," ...

Macquarie profits boosted by commodities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... said. "BFS had total deposits of $125.7 billion at 31 December 2022, up 8% on 30 September 2022." The group provided an outlook on capital and said transaction activity is expected to be substantially down on a record FY22, with market conditions weakening ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... economy is on a narrow path to a soft landing, with downside risks. An IMF report said downside risks to the economic outlook dominate, with uncertainty regarding global growth, commodity prices, and domestic developments surrounding wages, house prices ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... market changes (52%), compared to only 36% of Australian investors. "With 2023 offering a potentially turbulent financial outlook, 51% of global investors believe ETFs can mitigate risk better in volatile markets compared to other investments, compared ...

Bonds are back: GSFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... yield for investors, according to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller. Addressing attendees at the GSFM investor outlook lunch in Sydney yesterday, Miller highlighted the benefits of bond investing in the current macroeconomic environment. "Inflation ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... transition are at the top of AXA IM chief investment officer Chris Iggo's list of themes that will shape 2023. Providing an outlook for the year ahead, Iggo said: "The economics profession did not prove to be very good at forecasting inflation in 2021 ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
There has been an uptick in new entrants to the paraplanning sector in the past 12 months, however there's still no telling where the industry is going. The Paraplanner Hub and Tanngo's Australian Paraplanner Survey 2022 shows the majority of ...