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E&P Financial Group seeks to delist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... 18% premium to the three-month volume weighted average price of $0.442. "The board considers that the company will have greater flexibility to pursue and execute value enhancing strategic opportunities and corporate transactions following the proposed ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... volunteering in the Institute's Mentor Program. Receiving the award, Swinhoe said she believes being an actuary is about a greater good, one of the reasons she loves what she does. "I am honoured to receive this prestigious Actuary of the Year award. ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... CoreData research found Australian women are more highly educated, entrepreneurial, and participating in the workforce in far greater numbers, including in higher-paid, male-dominated industries. With higher divorce rates, especially among older generations ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many who believed it would opt for a cut of just 0.25%. "The committee has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%, and judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation ...

BlackRock revamps private credit business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... capitalise on the space's rapid growth. By doing so, BlackRock said it will "better capture the significant opportunities for greater investment collaboration and to respond to the breadth of cross-regional investment demand that feature prominently ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... available to select financial institution, can also benefit from the development of a wholesale CBDC. "This could allow for greater functionality than is possible with today's ESAs... Yet another (though less potentially transformative) possibility ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... essential to ensuring that they can afford to retire in dignity. More regular employer super payments will give workers greater oversight over their money, reduce super theft, and deliver higher compound interest returns for workers." "Many responsible ...

Arrowpoint launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... reflecting the rising appeal of the asset class. This marks Arrowpoint's second private debt fund. It is targeting returns greater than 10% p.a. net through a diversified portfolio of senior secured investments. The returns on Arrowpoint's existing ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... our investors for their ongoing support over the years." Wheelhouse's global fund aimed to deliver long-term returns greater than the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate plus 2.5% over rolling five-year periods. Since inception it's returned ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... government action is certainly part of the solution and hopefully, we are now seeing real momentum to effect positive change. Greater engagement with pensions and improved 'retirement literacy' is also crucial to ensure people make better financial decisions ...