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South Australia recognised as 'economic leader'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... CommSec State of the States quarterly report. CommSec said South Australia was "the most consistent performer," securing the top spot in half of the key economic indicators including economic growth, unemployment, construction work, and dwelling starts. ...

Top 10% of households home to 15 times more wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... went to people aged 64 and older. The wealth inequality in households aged under 35 is also stark. The average wealth of the top 10% grew from $928,000 in 2003 to $2 million today - up 126%. Meanwhile, the average wealth of the lowest 60% rose just 39% ...

Adviser numbers plateau

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... around this figure as in mid-2023, when the FAR recorded about 15,708 advisers. AMP Financial Planning continues to hold the top spot with 472 representatives, closely followed by Morgans Financial's 423 and Count's 350 advisers. Interprac Financial ...

Small cap investors told to 'stop whinging'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
Forager Funds Management chief investment officer Steve Johnson has told small cap investors to "stop whinging" about share prices. In an exerpt from the March Quarterly Report, Johnson said there are plenty of smaller companies that have seen significant ...

AMP executive pay packet shrinks amid simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
AMP's top brass continues to see their remuneration packages shrink as it becomes a "leaner" business, its recent annual general meeting (AGM) heard. AMP outgoing chair Debra Hazelton told the AGM last week that director fees from 2019 have reduced ...

Foreign investors optimistic about Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... in the emerging market rankings within the index, with Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines placing among the top 15. The emerging market ranking was introduced in last year's FDI Confidence Index to give business leaders insights into ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... On average, we expect the traditional active managers we cover to be in outflows." Morningstar highlighted Perpetual as a top pick in the financial services sector, the research house said the market may be overlooking the company's potential for earnings ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
The International Monetary Find (IMF) has raised concerns over the growing private credit market, which topped US$2.1 trillion in assets and committed capital globally last year. The private credit market, which specialises in non-bank financial institutions ...

Forager schedules LIT delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... the benchmark's 14.98%. On a five-year basis, it underperformed the benchmarks or 6.75% versus 9.52% respectively. Its top five holdings at the end of February were RPM Global, Readytech, Tourism Holdings, Hipages and Catapult Group. Forager has ...

NZ Super Fund chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... Gilmore's resignation from the Guardians comes just one week after the super fund announced Jo Townsend would be stepping into the top job this month. "I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the Guardians. The NZ Super Fund is known and respected ...