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We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Kicking off the Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) in Sydney this morning, La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton shared his forward outlook for the Australian economy. According to Paton, local economic growth will be positive, albeit subdued ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Australian financial markets have been bracing for a pause in rate hikes, however recent instability has economists recalibrating their view. The coin is being tossed ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) meeting next month, with suggestions ...

Link Group appoints general manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... group is excited to have Morberger join the senior leadership team. "Her considerable superannuation, administration and financial experience is supplemented by her deep knowledge of our client portfolio that will help both Link Group and our clients ...

Diverger highlights M&A progress, pipeline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... investor relations, HR and project management professionals. It will pay an interim dividend of 2c per share. As for an outlook, Diverger said: "It is expected there will be an earnings skew to the second half of the year resulting from both continued ...

AET divestment drives Insignia profit gain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Insignia Financial recorded a 67% increase in net profit after tax for the first half, while also seeing a drop in its funds under management and administration of $5.5 billion. Reported to the ASX today, Insignia's NPAT was $45.1 million, a significant ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... Louise Watson said. Market conditions are volatile so it's important investors review their portfolios and work with financial advisers to ensure they're well positioned for growth and protected from downside risk, she added. Fund selectors also expressed ...

Zurich wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... provide group insurance for its 250,000 members. Brighter Super members will see their insurance provider change to Zurich Financial Services Australia from 1 July 2023. Zurich replaces incumbent group insurer TAL. Zurich already provides group insurance ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... consensus earnings risk to the upside, and which show relative value or recent share price underperformance amongst financial services included Challenger -6.6%, Netwealth Group Limited -6.7%, and Medibank Private -15.9%. On the other hand, stocks, where ...

Financial markets brace for gloomy first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Analysts warn that the first six months of 2023 will be the toughest for financial markets but expect more positive momentum by the end of the year. According to Fidelity International's annual analyst survey, over the next 12 months, debt defaults ...

Macquarie profits boosted by commodities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... added that CGM also saw solid contribution from client risk management, market access and financing activity across the financial market's businesses including fixed income, foreign exchange, credit, futures and equities. It further reported that Macquarie ...