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No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... overvalued, and 1.5> is bubble risk. Sydney scored 0.67. After a brief period of market weakness between 2018 and 2019, Sydney house prices surged by almost 25% cumulatively across 2020 and 2021, UBS said. More recently, aggressive rate hikes triggered ...

Aussie investors tighten purse strings: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Close to 80% of local investors adjusted their investment strategy towards a more conservative approach in the last six months, according to HSBC's latest investor survey. The second iteration of the group's Investor Insights Survey found that ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The financial confidence of older Australians continues to take a beating thanks to mounting cost-of-living pressures, as many feel they will struggle with it well into the future, a new study shows. Eighty percent of people aged 50 years old and over ...

Australians retiring later than global peers: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
Australians are remaining in the workforce years after their global peers, research reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' Global Retirement Index (GRI) assessed retirement across 44 countries. It found the median retirement age across all countries ...

Blackstone drops $500m on Brisbane student accommodation

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... spokesperson told Financial Standard. "There's a shortage of traditional on-campus accommodation, as universities in Brisbane house only 5% of total students, and we are please to be able to offer high-quality housing." Already, Blackstone's ...

HESTA welcomes head of portfolio design

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... strategies and deliver exceptional outcomes for HESTA's members," she said. Last month, HESTA moved 10% of its portfolio in house. Sawtell-Rickson said it was a significant achievement to have both the Australian equities and fixed interest and cash ...

Industry mega trends impacting distribution roles

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
Natixis Investment Managers has beefed up its distribution team as the asset manager prepares for rugged market conditions amidst dislocation driven by internalisation and increased specialisation. The doubling of the sales headcount marks one of Natixis' ...

TAL launches new look Accelerated Protection range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
TAL has given its Accelerated Protection series a makeover, redesigning its products and increasing upfront affordability. Following a review by TAL, the Accelerated Protection series have had a range of updates that were effective September 8. The ...

Industry high flyers join JANA board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... roles at Telstra and Bank of Queensland. Before her board career, Seale was managing director of publishing company Random House Australia and New Zealand for more than a decade, delivering record profits while successfully making the transition from ...

Former van Eyk chief cops permanent ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... ban from working in financial services by the corporate regulator. ASIC's banning order follows the former research house chief's sentencing last November when he pled guilty to breaching his directors' duties. He is currently serving a 15-month ...