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Industry super defies turbulent markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... the end of last year to $3.4 trillion in total, APRA said, pointing to market volatility largely driven by global central banks' aggressive monetary tightening to curb inflation, which has subsequently slowed economic growth. Super funds' rate of return ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... advice to members and be subject to the proposed Good Advice Duty. However, many fear that superannuation funds, insurers and banks will gain more advice autonomy and the financial services industry will revert to the pre-Hayne Royal Commission era. ...

Knight Frank, Berkadia form international alliance

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... capital markets platform, providing clients with access to the most active cross-border investors, international institutions, banks, and sovereign wealth funds. The platform spans all major capital hubs and sources of capital, including Asia Pacific ...

Sun Venture makes first purchase down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... that the debt funding was secured at a market leading rate. "This transaction demonstrates a strong appetite from local banks for assets with resilient income streams amid volatility in debt markets," he said.

"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 ...