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Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... timing pattern of Commonwealth public sector agreement increases." Government employees saw their pay adjust on March 14. "This led to a larger increase in the contribution Commonwealth jobs made to public sector wage growth. Pay rises for these jobs ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... also supporting stronger returns. New business annuity sales tenor continued to materially improve to 8.5 years, which has led to a reduction in the maturity rate and will support future growth." Life earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased ...

Netwealth FUA nears $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... 29.4% to $17.6 billion, while the relaunched Accelerator Core product recorded net inflows of $476 million. The performance led to $249.5 million in revenue generated by the platform business, up 18% on the prior corresponding period. Netwealth's ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... VanEck have attracted most of the ETF inflows in Australia for 2024, with competition among these issuers fierce. Vanguard led with $4.07 billion in inflows, followed by local player Betashares with $3.98 billion, BlackRock's iShares with $3.45 billion ...

First Sentier farewells senior portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... Investors' high-profile small companies team has lost one of its longest-serving members. The small and mid-cap fund group led by Dawn Kanelleas has farewelled senior portfolio manager Pavlos Totsis. Totsis - along with Kanelleas and Michael Joukhador ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... for investment performance, costs, and service quality - and comparable assessments using that data. Our approach is data-led and focused on decision makers acting on behalf of pension savers. "We expect those running schemes to address poor performance ...

Zenith head of research calls time

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... successful decade with the firm. "Joining the business in 2011 at a time when it was owned by its founding shareholders, she's led a growing and market leading internal research team through a myriad of broader industry, regulatory, and market changes. ...

Global X chief to step down

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... the future of the firm, and I want to thank our team for their hard work and commitment to delivering innovative and client-led solutions for investors." Mirae Asset global business unit head Young Kim thanked Metcalf for his contributions to Global ...

Brookfield expands $1bn student accommodation portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... Brookfield, we are excited to continue to offer international and local students a choice to live in boutique, experience-led accommodation, which gives them the foundation they need to succeed in their goals." Citiplan will continue to own the other ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable Plus investment ...