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Retail investors ready to dive back in: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... most trusted intermediary when it comes to protecting investors' interests, followed by regulators and analysts. "It's in times of uncertainty that audited financial information and the role of financial reporting becomes even more important, to have ...

Pacific Equity Partners finances reverse mortgage lender

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... are now the wealthiest retirees in the world, however most of that wealth is tied up in their homes. Home equity is four times the value of superannuation for the median retired household," he said. "The federal Retirement Income Review led the way globally ...

Vanguard reveals the premier asset class of the last 30 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... assets once a member reaches the age of 47 - diverging from typical lifecycle products that adjust allocations four or five times. Former Vanguard head of superannuation Michael Lovett masterminded its development and rollout. However, his tenure was ...

Commercial property deals stuck at 2011 levels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... Overall volumes haven't seen declines of this magnitude since the slump induced by the Global Financial Crisis. Still, in times like these opportunities are out there, but only at the right price and that's the biggest sticking point at the moment," ...

HESTA moves 10% of portfolio in-house

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... investor, our internal teams bring market intelligence to the table that's helping us make smart investment decisions during times of market volatility and identify that next wave of opportunity

IML launches Aussie shares fund as active ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... reasonable price," he said. "The quality of the stocks has meant the fund tends to drop less than the benchmark in tough times, only falling half as much as the benchmark on average." He added low drawdowns have also contributed to the fund outperforming ...

Advisers lacking PII sidestep AFCA rulings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
Financial advice firms are "problematically" sidestepping compensation payments after the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) hands down a decision, using the excuse that they do not have professional indemnity insurance (PII). Out of 5400 ...

FICAP 2023: Countdown is on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... overdue." McLaren emphasised that the central focus of the night is to give back to the charities that have faced challenging times over the last few years. "Feel the Magic, Fighting Chance and Weave have all expressed such gratitude to the financial ...

AMP adds three group executive roles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... organisational structure makes sense for the simplified company, the result of divesting several business units in recent times including the AMP Capital real estate and domestic infrastructure equity business to Dexus Funds Management, AMP Capital's ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
ESG alone cannot drive value creation, but ESG integration can be used to gain competitive advantage, according to Prequin. The investment data company's latest survey of limited partners featured in Preqin's ESG in Alternatives 2023 report ...