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HESTA to pay members impacted by COVID revaluations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... devalued assets within its property and infrastructure portfolios by a range of 7.5%-10%. In June 2024, APRA said there was room for improvement when it comes to trustees' oversight of unlisted asset valuations, finding many super fund boards don't ...

Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... financial interests of members first. It's time to see that translate into action, without exception. There is no room for cynicism in this important task." Balanced view on marketing expenses needed: ASFA Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Harvard endowment delivers 9.6% return, hits $53.2bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... strategic reduction has had a positive and compounding impact on the university's endowment returns, he said. It also created room for the second major portfolio shift, an increase in private equities. Finally, the size of the hedge fund portfolio was ...

Pride Advice acquires two Adelaide-based firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
Pride Advice has acquired two firms, flagging there is more "room for growth to come." The acquisitions of Adelaide-based Flexible Lifestyle Solutions and Serious Money have expanded Pride Advice's team from four to 11 advisers and to 30 supporting ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... private debt AUM in APAC still accounts for only 3% of total private capital AUM in the region, "indicating substantial room for further expansion." Regional banks currently dominate credit provision in APAC, accounting for 79% of total credit, but their ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... shouldn't make the same mistake twice. "With rates currently sitting at more than a two-decade high, there's no room for hesitation. A 25 basis point cut might signal a shift, but it's not the aggressive action needed to stave off a potentially ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... expensive. On a forward P/E over 20 times and a fully franked dividend yield under 4%, valuation metrics leave little room for disappointment. The share price strength is at odds with our three-year EPS growth forecast of 4% per year," Zaia said. Notwithstanding ...

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... financial advice sector could even increase in the following year," he said. "We certainly expect there should have been room for reductions because we have [fewer] advisers and we put so much effort into raising professional standards. Why couldn't ...

Trustee boards fail to challenge unlisted valuations: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
APRA says there is room for improvement when it comes to trustees' oversight of unlisted asset valuations, finding most super fund boards don't question valuations. In a letter to all RSEs, APRA reminded them of the need to have a robust asset valuation ...

Temasek invests $300m in Betashares

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... stake Temasek will gain if the transaction goes ahead, nor did it confirm if TA Associates sold some of its stake to make room for Temasek. Betashares only confirmed that Temasek is a minority owner. The Singapore's government's investment firm ...