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Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Federal Budget last night, delivering its second consecutive surplus as well as a raft of measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis. Despite many of the measures presented in the Budget having been announced prior ...

Budget 2024: The Budget by numbers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled his second consecutive Budget surplus tonight of $9.3 billion this year. This was the first back-to-back surplus in nearly two decades. However, instead of celebrating, Chalmers warned pressures on the Budget would ...

ANZ confirms ASIC investigation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... had been sold and believed ANZ staff involved in the transactions may have been acting inappropriately. This marks the second time in a decade ANZ's fixed income team has been accused of improperly profiteering. ANZ is one of only a handful of banks ...

Advisers should leverage US tech blueprint: SIAA panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... scale, including things like direct indexing, and these products are growing at a faster pace than ETFs," she said. The second area that technology is unlocking is wealth managers horizontally and vertically integrating, enabling them to cover the client ...

Pacific Current sells stake in investment firm to Goldman Sachs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... million), comprised of US$4.8 million at closing, followed by equal payments of around US$15.2 million on both the first and second anniversary of the transaction. PAC said actual proceeds could vary modestly based on final transaction costs. As at 31 ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... such as fractures and total joint replacements that includes shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. Trauma Severe Events, the second option, covers catastrophic injuries and allows for a higher benefit payment to support customers impacted by life-altering ...

The top investment funds over the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... Holdings - account for nearly 50% of the fund's weighting. The Global X Ultra Long NDQ 100 Hedge Fund (ASX: LNAS) came second with an 84.5% return. The fund offers investors positively geared exposure to the Nasdaq-100 Index. In third place, the ...

Frontier grows consulting, governance teams

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... leading and implementing investment strategy reviews of various flagship portfolios and undertaking manager research. The second recruit, Tom Bernard, will have both client consulting and research responsibilities as he takes up a role as a member of ...

Discover the best performing asset class of 2023: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... opportunities. Mercer said confidence in risky assets increased with the prospect of easing monetary policy in 2024. In second place, international equities (hedged) posted a 21.7% return. The hedged returns were slightly lower due to the Federal Reserve ...

Platinum's FUM dips below $14bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... reviewing existing product offerings and distribution channels, the investment platform, and remuneration framework. The second or "Growth Phase" involves implementing recommendations to further enhance its investment platform; building improved product ...