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AMP challenges BOLR court ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
AMP is appealing the Federal Court's Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) ruling that determined in favour of AMP Financial Planning advisers who saw the valuations of businesses slashed by 40%. AMP filed a Notice of Appeal in the Federal Court yesterday ...

Qantas Super confirms merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
Having reviewed its current scale and potential for growth, the $8.4 billion superannuation fund has confirmed it intends to explore merger options. Following speculation last week, Qantas Super said the board has reviewed the fund's size, growth ...

TAL offers super funds financial literacy tools for employers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
TAL is introducing a new financial literacy hub for its superannuation fund clients, as they look to offer more value to their employer partners amid the cost-of-living crisis. According to new research from TAL, about 25% of employees are experiencing ...

NextGen Financial Group forced into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... Phillip Emidio Bruni copped a permanent ban from working in financial services. This article incorrectly stated that Martin Lowe was a director of NextGen. Lowe said that he was a director of FinancialLink Group until 2003 and was a relationship manager ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
Despite talk of another inflation surge and more interest rate hikes, Pendal's Oliver Ge doesn't think we're returning to the 1970s any time soon. In an update, Ge said any talk of a second wave of inflation and fresh interest rate increases on the ...

No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
Despite a price correction since the highs of 2020 and 2021, Sydney's housing market remains overvalued but is not at risk of a bubble, says UBS. The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index ranks Sydney at 16th of 25 international cities in terms of housing ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
New research reveals gender parity in global funds management has hit a standstill, with female representation barely moving the needle. Citywire's Alpha Female 2023 report showed an inconsequential increase in female fund managers, stagnating at 12.1% ...

Launch of new superannuation body imminent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
To be known as the Super Members Council of Australia, the new body created by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) is hunting for a chief executive ahead of its official launch next month. Expected ...

Australia sees modest uptick in HNWIs: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
The number of Australian investors holding more than $1 million of investable assets increased by 10,000 in the past year to 635,000, according to Investment Trends' latest research. The 2023 High Net Worth Investor Report, sponsored by Praemium, is ...

ECB raises rates to record high of 4%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
Overnight, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by a further 25 basis points to a historical peak of 4%, saying inflation is simply still too high. The governing council remains determined in its efforts to drag inflation back down ...