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New accounting standards put pressure on life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... will add to the volatility in insurers' profit and loss reporting as it allows more choices to be made in recording valuation gains or losses on investment portfolios. In a sense, Guse said the two standards are inter-related. "This is why insurers have ...

Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... added complexity of multiple legal jurisdictions and tax regimes, the need for support with multi-currency trading, valuation across currencies and implementation of hedging strategies," ACSA said. ACSA chief executive Robert Brown said: "The custody ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
The Future Fund delivered a 9.3% annual return, taking Australia's sovereign wealth fund to $146 billion. It also added "moderate" risk in the period to take advantage of a shorter-term economic outlook which it says looks positive. Its 10-year return ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... has also recovered," he said. The New York Times now trades at about 15 times EBITDA, which is about five times the valuation of Fairfax. "We think Fairfax is the kind of business that is playing to its own tune. It's been through a structural change ...

Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... According to the RiskWise chief executive Doron Peleg, unit oversupply in inner city Brisbane was characterised by lower valuation and more settlement defaults. "The issue of oversupply is not a new problem and has been there for a few years and the ...

SMSFs overlooking off-the-plan property risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... vacancy rates with Brisbane being a prime example. The unit oversupply in inner city Brisbane is characterised by lower valuation and more settlement defaults, RiskWise chief executive Doron Peleg said. "The issue of oversupply is not a new problem and ...

New S&P indices factor in future carbon price risks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
S&P Dow Jones has launched 12 new indices that will adjust valuations of companies included in some of its established indices, to account for the future impact of carbon prices on stock prices. The S&P carbon price risk adjusted indices will be constructed ...

Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... that there would be significant spillovers to the broader financial system if cryptocurrency holders were to suffer valuation losses or if a cryptocurrency system or intermediary was compromised." Cryptocurrencies' combined global market capitalisation ...

Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... value tilt. It uses the manager's hallmark investment philosophy and company evaluation process known as PVT (potential, valuation and timing) as well as its proprietary quantitative screening tool MoneyPenny. Equity Trustees will be the responsible ...

HUB24 launches portfolio management tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... said. Entwistle added PPI may help enhance performance as portfolio managers don't have to purchase securities at peak valuation for new funds and can also deliver tax efficiencies for investors by not having to sell securities before their time. HUB24 ...