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"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... advice being only accessible to those who can afford it. Those who cannot "will be left with the conflicted advice of the banks and super funds." Among her proposals, and as anticipated, Levy suggested amending the Corporations Act to allow for all financial ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... It's the long-debated proposal that's considered the most problematic and will see superannuation funds, insurers and banks gain more advice autonomy if Treasury adopts the recommendation outlined in the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) final report. ...

Aussie shares to continue outperformance: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... Oliver said that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy is no longer relatively tight compared to other major central banks, including the Federal Reserve. "It has been taking a more balanced approach to returning inflation to target," he said. "Higher ...

Regulation should be balanced: Levy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... system; financial advisers feeling burdened by excessive regulation, leading them to increase fees or leave the profession. Banks, insurers, wealth managers, and superannuation funds are also struggling with the uncertainties and disproportionate risks ...

Maple-Brown Abbott selects UK, Europe distribution partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... the European level, to be distributed to a broader range of buyers including wealth managers, family offices and private banks. "We are aiming to build on our existing presence across the UK and Europe for our existing UCITS funds - global listed infrastructure ...

Calastone reports sharp managed fund flow declines in 2022

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... income fund inflows decreased dramatically, shrinking by 95% to $562 million. Rising inflation and delayed actions by central banks in Australia and globally led to a decrease in the prices of corporate and government bonds, Calastone said. Following ...

Australia likely to avoid recession: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... there are several reasons for optimism," Oliver said. "While 2023 is likely to remain volatile, easing inflation, central banks getting off the brakes (with the RBA at or close to the peak on rates), economic growth likely stronger than feared, and improved ...

Income matters in 2023: Talaria

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... trough, allowing investors to anticipate a recovery in the economy and corporate earnings, and the second is when central banks change to policies that support capital markets. He also said that a slowing pace of interest rate rises does not constitute ...

Australian equities to outperform in 2023: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... were up 1.89% for the year, midcaps fell 6.3% and small caps were down 18.3%. VanEck further revealed Australia's big four banks were some of the best-performing stocks after reporting net interest margin (NIM) expansion. On the other hand, companies ...

2023 will be better for bonds: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... wobble, smoothing even short-term volatility, then the 60/40 model is broken. "That past experience depended on central banks rushing to cut rates to cushion the stock market every time it fell. They no longer have the freedom to do this," it conclud ...