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Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... less working capital pressures, and higher pricing, but now, cash flow has declined. "While companies can manage their profit margins to feel better, it is hard to hide the truth in cash flows. The reality is that it is getting harder," Birtles said. ...

ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo has had enough of company directors complaining about keeping up with their obligations. In a speech to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance ...

ACNC tightens screws on NFPs with complex corporate structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) announced it will focus on the misuse of complex corporate structures this year. ACNC commissioner Sue Woodward said the commission is "becoming increasingly concerned about the misuse of ...

Luxury fashion house sued over Birkin bag sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Hermes is facing an antitrust class action which alleges it only allows customers with "sufficient purchase history" to buy the infamous Birkin handbags. The French luxury fashion house is being sued in California in a case that claims sales associated ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
The total number of superannuation funds in Australia will halve over the next decade, says Mercer. In its inaugural Shaping Super report, Mercer predicts the number of super funds in Australia will decline by another 30% over the next five years and ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... and remove unprofitable ones. Practices must also focus on the profitable client relationships that demonstrate a solid profit margin above the cost to serve. Among the transactions that took place in 2023, the number of investors taking a minority or ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The latest Global Dividend Index by Janus Henderson Investors revealed global dividends experienced an uptick of 5% on an underlying basis, reaching a record of US$1.66 trillion in 2023. The report revealed the year closed on a particularly positive ...

Centuria raises $50m for new fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... January, it bought a $21.5 million greenhouse farm based in South Australia. Centuria reported a drop in operating net profit after tax of $49.4 million in the half-year to 2024 from $58.5 million on the prior period. The group reported assets under ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... cost-effective ways for funds to find, engage and retain members, so they can drive down their administration fees and return more profit for members," he wrote. He also pointed out that Hostplus misled the government in its submission, which stated ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
Maple-Brown Abbott head of Asia Will Main and Asian equity income portfolio manager Howard Ho are expecting a positive future for Asia's largest equity markets for years to come. Main and Ho said recent attempts to improve corporate governance in Japan ...