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AFCA complaints surge in FY24

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record number of complaints in the 2024 financial year, jumping 9% to more than 105,000. Preliminary numbers show scam-related complaints drove the surge, together with motor vehicle insurance ...

Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... Global Advisors APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu said the rise in inflation came in above expectations but an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is not necessarily on the cards. "The data reiterates our view that the interest ...

US election outcome tops investor concerns: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A new Natixis Investment Managers survey finds that the US election is the most significant risk to the market and could ultimately vary Australian superannuation funds' investment strategy. The 2024 Strategist Outlook, commissioned by Natixis ...

CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A solid job market and construction activity has seen South Australia top the economic performance leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report for the third quarter in a row. The State of the States report assesses the performance of ...

Super for housing will cause rents to soar: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
New research from the Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed using superannuation for house deposits could, over time, increase rental prices. SMC said the Coalition's plan to use super for house deposits is projected to cause a 9% spike in the ...

CalSTRS creates Total Fund Management division

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has established a Total Fund Management division, according to its latest Investments Branch business plan. CalSTRS chief investment officer Scott Chan, who took on the role this month following ...

Positives remain at Perpetual, says Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... other active managers and wealth platforms, which reported improved flows toward the end of the fiscal year as prospects of rate cuts increased investor appetite for risk assets like stocks," Ler said. "This indicates prospective earnings headwinds from ...

Maple-Brown Abbott sells to Antipodes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
Antipodes Partners is in acquisition mode, having acquired 100% of Maple-Brown Abbott just months after it bought up another boutique. Under the deal, Maple-Brown Abbott's global listed infrastructure, Australian value equities, and Australian small ...

SMSFs thrive amid ATO compliance complications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... specialists have applied an increase on fees, with accountants that are "classified with best practice" increasing their rate over the past three years. Guiamatsia also signified an increase on property investment interests and longevity protection as ...

Remediation professionals told to temper expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
Remediation projects winding up at major firms has created a lot of competition in the job market for wealth compliance and risk candidates, according to a recent Kaizen Recruitment report. The past financial year has seen considerable changes in the ...