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ANZ rakes in $7.4bn profit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... deposits also grew, demonstrating an underlying resilience of its SME customers. "We were pleased to have supported over 1000 small businesses through our online unsecured lending platform, GoBiz, which like ANZ Plus delivers better customer outcomes ...

Wealth managers shirk cybersecurity priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
An alarming number of small and large wealth managers are underprepared for cybersecurity breaches particularly when it comes to managing third-party providers, a new report from ASIC finds. Wealth managers across the spectrum have a long way to go ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... increased appetite for alternatives as they seek to explore options beyond the listed market. "Global listed markets are a small piece of overall financial markets, so by moving into alternatives, you're opening up the door to a much larger subset ...

VanEck launches AUD-hedged equity ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... enabling investors to manage their currency exposure. The funds set to be unveiled tomorrow are the VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX: QHSM), the VanEck MSCI International Value (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX: HVLU), and ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Active funds outperform passive strategies - sometimes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
Morningstar has revealed that in sectors such as Australia mid/small blend and local large value equities, active funds demonstrate superiority, while passive funds remain dominant in markets with representative indexes. According to the research house's ...

Prosperity merges with accounting firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... and business model that Brenden and David chose our firm," he said. Prosperity has serviced health sector professionals, small-to-medium enterprises, non-profits, and high-net-worth families for 35 years. Yantsch commented: "We believe joining forces ...

Munro Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... Partners Global Growth and Mid-Cap fund, managed by lead portfolio manager Qiao Ma. The fund invests in global growth-oriented small and medium companies with a market capitalisation between US$250 million and US$30 billion, aiming to outperform the ...

Bell FG announces leadership shakeup

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... director." BFG chair-elect Brian Wilson said for over 40 years, Provan has been "instrumental in transforming the group from a small commodities business to the prominent diversified financial services business that it is today." "These changes represent ...

Local fund managers lag global peers: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... growing over the last 30 years (from less than 1% in 1991). This proportion of FUM exported from Australia is relatively small compared to other international markets, including Singapore (at 78%), Ireland (at 90%) and Luxembourg (95%). FSC chief executive ...