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Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... and UBS head of portfolio strategy and UBS Wealth Way Solutions, Americas Daniel J Scansaroli, says slower global growth rates, higher government debt, deglobalisation and a focus on digitisation is likely to shift growth further into private sectors. ...

AFCA reports unprecedented complaint spike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... between 2022 and 2023. They continue to be of great concern to us. "We are also seeing the impact of increased interest rates and cost of living pressures, with complaints involving financial hardship also significantly higher." Though there were also ...

BlackRock grows private credit business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... in Australia are looking for ways to add greater diversification to their portfolios - against a macro backdrop of rising rates and inflation. "Clients will benefit from Stephen's solid track record in generating opportunities throughout private ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... in PDSs. Some produce potentially misleading graphics about level premiums, while others are more often increasing base rates for level premiums than stepped premiums. "Despite consumer expectations that level premiums are more stable than stepped, only ...

BT signposts key issues for advisers in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... clients transferring commercial property into SMSFs will be top of mind for advisers and their clients, with high inflation rates and reduced consumer spending in some sectors are biting into the revenues of small businesses - prompting business owners ...

AustralianSuper supersizes Churchill Asset Management mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... fund's private credit investments, given the rising lending margins linked to increased macroeconomic risks and base rates climbing from zero to 5%, resulting in strong yields of 10-12% for senior lending to middle market companies. Nuveen's ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment. The global fund manager warned in its A return to sound money report that interest rates will remain above the rate of inflation, severely affecting the ability of consumers and businesses to borrow. While ...

Federal Court approves BT Super $30m settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... in the Life Policy, under which the margin earned by BTFM's related entity, WLIS, was inversely related to the Income Rates earned on behalf of members of the Funds". Therefore, BTFM "did not appropriately manage the conflict of interest" and could ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... lost momentum," the report said. "Downside risk factors have become more pronounced, including an expectation that interest rates could remain higher for longer, worsening affordability challenges, and deeply pessimistic levels of consumer sentiment ...

APRA flags premium volatility in superannuation group life insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... the design of benefits to align with the insurance needs of different member cohorts more closely at sustainable premium rates."