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How much is needed to maintain your standard of living in retirement?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has unveiled new savings targets to help Australians work out how much they'll need to save for a lengthy retirement, provided they own their home outright. For single retirees aged 65 planning to spend at a "mid-level" ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

Scarcity Partners enlists former Ophir Asset Management chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
GP staking specialist Scarcity Partners has appointed former Ophir Asset Management chief executive George Chirakis as a partner. Chirakis, who has over 20 years of experience in investment management, sales, and distribution, including leadership roles ...

Australian Unity hires from Centuria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
Australian Unity has appointed Vijitha Yogavaran to the newly created role of fund manager for its Healthcare Property Trust (AUHPT), effective 20 January 2025. Yogavaran will assume responsibility for the oversight, management and external representation ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
Although cautious about the broader global economy, Australian companies are confident about growth in 2025 and are pouring funds into decarbonisation - marking 2025 as an attractive entry point for green investors. The finding comes from a Capgemini ...

Iress sells superannuation business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
Iress has entered into a binding agreement to sell its superannuation business to global financial services provider Apex Group. Iress said the decision to divest the superannuation business follows a strategic review as part of the company's transformation ...

APG to invest exclusively for ABP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
APG, the Netherlands' largest pension asset manager, will exclusively manage investments for ABP, the country's largest pension fund, starting around 2030. ABP, which owns 92% of APG, said the move aligns with its goal of achieving maximum investment ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
Despite the raging bull market, and lower inflation and unemployment levels, JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is "cautiously pessimistic" about the US economy in 2025. Dimon said in a CBS interview that geopolitical tensions underpin his stance ...

Investors should avoid overvalued US sectors: Talaria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
With global equity markets continuing to soar, an investment strategy that offers some genuine diversification should serve Australian investors well in 2025, Talaria Capital co-chief investment officer Hugh Selby-Smith said. Selby-Smith said strong ...

Dexus opts to shutter Asian REIT fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Dexus is terminating its Asian REIT Fund after it diminished in size. Dexus Asset Management (DXAM) made the decision last month to terminate the Dexus Asian REIT Fund by late March. It said the fund has reduced in size in recent years and is not expected ...