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2023 will be better for bonds: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
Last year marked the worst performance for bonds since the 1970s and while soaring inflation overshadowed this narrative, it remains an important economic storyline for investors. Stepping into a new year and shaking off the 2022 credit chaos the question ...

Adviser imprisoned for super fraud

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Former Perth financial adviser Rahul Goel has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing over $35,000 from his clients' superannuation accounts. An ASIC investigation into Goel's misconduct found that between November 2018 and July 2019, the ...

Increased scrutiny on private credit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... curves," Schardt explained. However, the flipside for companies is that their fixed-charge coverage, the ability to generate free cash flow conversion, and the margin performance of these businesses in a rising rate environment is fundamental to these ...

Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Mercer Australia has constructed a series of themes that it believes can help shape investor decision making, giving them the best chance of long-term success. Although the world is in a state of flux on various fronts, including an economic slowdown ...

MaxCap sells logistics site to Brookfield

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
MaxCap Group has offloaded more than 12 hectares in Sydney's inner west to Brookfield. The Villawood site was the fifth asset acquired by the MaxCap Industrial Opportunity Fund (MIOF), which purchased it in May 2021. It has since received planning permit ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Despite the uncertainty facing the financial advice sector, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood says she's never felt more optimistic about the future. Welcoming more than 1200 delegates to the 2022 FPA Professionals ...

Perpetual appoints head of equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... considerations of the deal, with both to be reduced. Additionally, a Supreme Court ruling determined that a $23 million break free wasn't Pendal's exclusive remedy should Perpetual renege on the deal. The court also said it would be open to Pendal ...

Tomorrow's clients are going to be different: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
Addressing the crowd at BlackRock's flagship iShares ETF event in Sydney yesterday, BlackRock director, US wealth advisory equity pillar Katie Fischer shared learnings from her adviser clients across the globe on how to add value in ways that drive ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Strategy discussions around defined contribution workplace saving tend to focus on plan design and engagement but questions of asset allocation are also critical, according to a discussion summary of the most recent Jasper Forum. The Forum was led by ...

ANZ told to pay $25m for 20-year failure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
ANZ has been ordered to pay a $25 million penalty for failing to provide banking customers with promised benefits for about two decades. The Breakfree package was introduced in 2003 and was offered with several ANZ products including home loans, credit ...