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US equities face volatility as growth risks mount: Morgan Stanley

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
US equities face a volatile path ahead as policy uncertainty, fiscal constraints, immigration enforcement, the lagged impact of interest rate hikes, and strong dollar combine to pressure earnings forecasts, according to Morgan Stanley. The investment ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... accelerate action for gender equality. While progress has been made, there is still urgent work to do when it comes to breaking down barriers to having an equitable and inclusive industry. One small win is that the gender pay gap in financial services ...

Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... said. "That's why financial advice is so valuable. There are now more affordable advice options available; women can sit down with a professional adviser or use a digital advice tool to plan their retirement and ultimately receive the advice that ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
UniSuper is refreshing the investment strategy for its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option, effective March 28. The major change will be lowering the threshold for companies to qualify for inclusion in the strategy. "Due to the concentrated ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... about the opportunity, especially as super funds continue to grow, and quite rapidly, so we don't see why that would slow down." When it comes to bringing on new superannuation clients, Stone said SS&C is ready "to take advantage" of as much opportunity ...

Andrew Lill to run investments at legalsuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... considerable expertise to this next phase in legalsuper's strategic investment design and development mission." Murray stepped down as legalsuper's chief investment officer after just eight months in the role; he joined from the Future Fund ...

Vale Donald Williams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... Platypus entered a formal joint venture. Williams would remain as chief investment officer for a further decade before stepping down in 2016 due to health reasons, staying on in a business advisory and mentoring role. Platypus described Williams' contribution ...

HNWIs set to increase real estate exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Australia is in the top 10 for populations with more than US$10 million ($15.7 million) globally, with the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2025 revealing the wealthy are set to increase their exposure to real estate. According to the report, Australia ranks ...

Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... complexity, and a lot of eyeballs on them from the regulatory side," Kollo said. "For these companies, it was much easier to shut down AI at the beginning. And they have probably spent too long putting it off and not trusting their employees with its ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... while focusing on the growth segments, like the wholesale channel. Net operating revenues for the investments business were down 9% in 2024 to £797 million, while adjusted operating profit rose 22% to £61 million. Institutional and retail wealth gross ...