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Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... 84-year-old fund currently has just over 26,000 members. Its ability to gain members suffered in recent years with the pandemic, as did its funds under management when Qantas laid off staff and the fund saw about $1 billion pour out under the ERS sch ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... numbers as opposed to the supply side, which has dominated over the last few years, particularly at the start of COVID-19. "Pandemic-related supply chain problems occurred at the same time as demand for goods was strong, resulting in a sharp increase ...

Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... leave, carers leave and dynamic working, ensuring we are well placed to attract and retain the best talent in a post pandemic world," Johnson said. Richards also announced on LinkedIn that she will be retiring from "full-time executive life and will ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... see that the securitisation market has played its part in a resilient financial system that mitigated the impact of the pandemic on the economy." Elsewhere, Gryphon Capital Investments chief executive Steve Fleming said: "Our deep lens into the domestic ...

AFCA secures $1.2bn in refunds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... that it's been one of the most challenging environments for financial firms and their customers following the global pandemic, rising interest rates, a sharp escalation in scam activity and significant natural disasters. "We have dealt with hundreds ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... the rest of the market," she said. Despite the record high, real wage growth remains in negative territory. "Before the pandemic, we struggled to grow wages above 2%. At that time, inflation was slightly higher than that," she explained. "Before the ...

ANZ rakes in $7.4bn profit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... strengthen our balance sheet and closed the year with provisions for potential credit losses higher than prior to the pandemic and with more capital than ever before. This is critical as we enter a period of continued high-interest rates, rising costs ...

More than $17m paid in CFD-related remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... million based on a sample of 13 CFD issuers. In October 2020, following the boom in retail investors at the outset of the pandemic, ASIC imposed an 18-month product intervention order on the issue and distribution of CFDs, effective 29 March 2021. This ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... are struggling considerably to manage on their present income, a percentage surpassing any recorded during the COVID pandemic," she said. "Financial stress is one of the most severe mental distresses, compared in magnitude with the effect of the death ...

RW Capital launches Pets Fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... "There has been a large increase in the number of pet animals in Australia in recent years, particularly over the COVID-19 pandemic," he said. "These businesses are cashflow positive and we've done very well out of our investment to date." White ...