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Super fund ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... noting "indeed, at first glance it's hard to draw much distinction." On average, the investment options have "noticeably lower exposure to the materials, energy and financials sectors. Offsetting this, ESG investment options on average have higher ...

HNW population sees biggest decline in decade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... non-ESG-linked assets. Only 23% said ESG-related returns were higher than non-ESG-linked assets, while 27% said returns were lower. Elsewhere, Asia Pacific HNWIs are catching up to those in North America, with a 4.9% delta between North American and ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... Australia," it said. Further, the report found retirees who experienced higher inflation earlier in retirement finished with a 7% lower balance than the retiree who encountered it mid-way through retirement, and almost 17% less than the retiree who didn't ...

Super funds pursue merger, chief executive chosen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... the funds, streamlining our offerings and moving onto Vision Super's internal administration platform will translate into lower costs, improved member services and innovative technology. We expect to see cost savings and greater economies of scale as ...

Advisers outsourcing to amplify investment capabilities: Mason Stevens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... client relationships, cost savings afforded by the scale of larger external providers, enhanced performance standards, and lower error rates. "When considered in the context of a field as complex and dynamic as investment management, it is clear the ...

Senate Committee rethinks franking credit changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... be forced to take on more debt, investors will have fewer franked dividends and corporate income tax collections will be lower." Bragg lambasted the bill for "destroying" the ability of companies to pay franked dividends following a capital raising activity. ...

Heatmaps drive efficiencies, more consolidation: Cole

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... number who are relatively small. "We know that size and scale is an important feature of efficiency, performance overall and lower fees, so we're actually very interested in this point, but clearly, no one would want to get to a world in which that ...

Inflation rises to 6.8%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... underlying inflation. "When excluding these volatile items, the annual movement of the monthly CPI indicator was 6.5% in April, lower than 6.9% recorded in March," she said. Although RBA governor Phillip Lowe told the Senate economics committee yesterday ...

It's painful, but it's working: Lowe

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... decision to make savings in the budget, rather than recycle the money back into the economy, will further assist the goal to lower inflation. "The government had a very big increase in revenue both from what's happened with commodity prices, and ...

Fractional farmland investing platform launches

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Real estate and advisory firm LAWD partnered with fractional investing platform Bricklet to launch LAWD Bricklet, a venture designed to democratise ownership of Australian farmland. The offering sees a LAWD Bricklet 'head title' split into a co-ownership ...