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Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... a cash rate of 3.35%. "This is a touch below the RBA's estimate of the nominal neutral cash rate, which is centred on a point estimate of 3.5%," he said.

CFS, Viridian Advisory launch low-cost advice deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... introducing this new model, we are enabling our members to access affordable advice suited to their specific needs at a particular point in time." CFS chose Viridian Advisory due to its scale, national reach, and willingness to develop an affordable ...

Industry fund merger finalised; seven board exits confirmed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... 2022. At the time, Scott noted that both funds shared a common vision to establish a mid-size fund offering a "distinct point of difference" in the market. Around six months later, the funds entered into a binding agreement to merge. As previously reported ...

Licensees pay $92m in compensation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
ASIC has released its third publication on information lodged under the reportable situations regime. The publication provides high-level insights into reporting trends from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, and covers licensee population reporting, breach ...

GAM hires new local lead from Bennelong

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
GAM Investments has appointed Eric Finnell as the new managing director for Australia, replacing Alex Zaika who left in September to take the helm of Global X Australia. Based in Sydney, Finnell will work alongside client directors Daniel Sharp and ...

UniSuper offers plenty to like, says Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... to make cornerstone investments in large capital raisings at significant market discounts, providing an attractive entry point to deploy capital. Morningstar said chief investment officer John Pearce has been instrumental in the development of UniSuper's ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... the fresh CPI read should hopefully help guide the RBA towards a rate cut. "Trimmed mean inflation eased half a percentage point to 3.5%, in line with high frequency indicators and should ideally help the RBA make a dovish pivot," Bhimavarapu said. "Delaying ...

Morningstar flags governance issues, leadership turnover at Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Morningstar has pointed out persistent leadership turnover and concerns about governance in a review of Cbus. "While turnover has not been high across the broader investment team and replacements have mostly been made, it's hard to view Cbus positively ...

AMP hires growth lead for super, investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... superannuation roles, including head of product and head of super product design. She also worked as a product manager at one point, senior technical manager, and a product development manager. At Advance, she spent close to four years as national manager. ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... James Laurenceson, "was struck in complete secrecy and presented to the Australian public as a fait accompli." "My first point of critique of AUKUS is that its genesis did not meet the standards that we, the Australian public, have every right to expect ...