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Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australia's major banks have achieved skyrocketing returns of $32.5 billion, up 14% from last year, driven by loan growth, margin expansion and the continued decline in notables. This year, profits exceeded the previous record set in 2017 at $31.2 ...

Wealth managers seek better data warehouse solutions: BNP Paribas

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... research." McCappin said the growing appetite for BNP Paribas' data mart comes from some of the biggest funds around the world. "Some of these funds are extremely sophisticated, and others are just getting started - but all of them want us to offer ...

Calastone appoints new local head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... to a surge in bond yields and a corresponding downturn in equity markets. "The stock market in Australia and around the world duly fell in August and September, turning what was already a lacklustre start to the financial year into a distinctly soggy ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... is the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but there are more than 100 armed conflicts currently underway in the world. Fauve Kurnadi, a legal adviser on international humanitarian law at Australian Red Cross, noted the International Red Cross ...

Returns from agriculture a perfect storm of demographics, demand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
Demographic shifts, rising food demand, inflation hedging, and ongoing farm consolidation are revolutionising how the world produces food and invests in the agriculture sector. Speaking at the AIST ASI Conference this week, Warakirri Asset Management ...

IGR to spark fresh retirement income consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... enhanced pension system would result in a substantial $100 billion deficit in the Budget by the year 2058. "Australia's world class super system already pays out double to retirees than the Age Pension and will lessen the cost of retirement even as the ...

Multiple moves in Aware investments team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... with them investment expertise to further fuel our growth ambitions, and leadership experience which will help us furnish a world-class investment team." "As an active, global institutional investor and super fund, we are well positioned to continue ...

Vale Michael Murray

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
Australian Ethical is honouring its head of domestic equities Michael Murray, following his sad passing last week. Sharing the news, Australian Ethical chief executive and managing director John McMurdo offered his heartfelt condolences to Murray's ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... private sector can partner with governments at all levels to support Australia's orderly transition to a low-carbon world. Ultimately, our contribution will support the delivery of a more diversified and secure energy mix for all Australians." Blackrock ...

SEC sues Binance, chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing the world's largest crypto exchange and its chief executive Changpeng Zhao for allegedly lying to regulators and mishandling billions of investor dollars. Binance Holdings, BAM Trading Services, BAM Management ...