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Asset management brand power a 'critical differentiator': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... in-person expertise to walk advisers through complex investment discussions. It cited previous research that showed advisers view business development managers (BDMs) as the "most effective" at conveying an asset manager's brand. BDMs were rated "extremely ...

Family offices face more complex challenges: Ocorian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
Family offices are becoming more professional, but they face significant challenges, particularly with regulation and compliance, according to an international study by Ocorian. The research from Ocorian revealed that of the approximately 300 family ...

Brookfield expands $1bn student accommodation portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... student accommodation in our capital cities relative to other education hubs." "This provides an enormous opportunity, and we view student accommodation as one of the best ways to invest in the living sector in Australia." Kaneshamoorthy highlighted ...

AFCA complaints surge in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... loans drew in 7660 and 6913 complaints respectively. "We are disappointed we haven't seen a reduction [in complaints]. Our view is that firms could be resolving more complaints themselves, or preventing them in the first place," Locke said. "We continue ...

Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... but an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is not necessarily on the cards. "The data reiterates our view that the interest rates are restrictive enough in Australia, and the next move by the RBA could very likely be a cut in November ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
MLC chief investment officer Dan Farmer has told an investment forum that while there have been times when diversifying felt like sacrificing returns, it's now being rewarded. For equity markets, a big driver of portfolio returns, Farmer said that MLC ...

Treasury releases M&A draft reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... completing a transaction, so the new bill aims to change that. Businesses will still be given the option to seek an informal view from the ACCC on whether an acquisition is likely to break the prohibition against anti-competitive acquisitions to manage ...

Betashares launches momentum ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... identification of outperforming stocks, behavioural bias and execution costs," Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. "It's our view that a systematic, rules-based index approach to momentum investing can assist investors to efficiently access ...

Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Encouraging more Australians to access equity in their homes, combined with changes to stamp duty and the Age Pension, could give asset-rich, income-poor retirees a valuable income boost and help free up more housing for young families, according to ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... Zaia said that the valuation divergence between Commonwealth Bank and its peers, ANZ Bank and Westpac, is stark, and in his view, unjustified. He said that price-to-book discounts could unwind as ANZ Bank and Westpac hold market share and deliver similar ...