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Wealth managers seek better data warehouse solutions: BNP Paribas

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... covers existing client interaction in a number of asset classes, but has transformed the execution experience, which is pretty cool." In August, BNP Paribas' Securities Services business launched its own virtual agent, NOA (NextGen Online Assistant) ...

Top global trends impacting portfolio construction

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... the value of one to two super funds. "It's not a very large industry. So, the profit potential for large investors is pretty small," he said. "So really think about both risk and opportunity." Financial Standard is the official media partner of the ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... environment means insurers can earn good returns on the investment of premiums. "Overall, the outlook for their earnings looks pretty strong over the medium term," McLean said.

RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... with Mousina saying the risk is currently sitting at around a 50% chance in the next 12 months. "I think that that's a pretty fair judgement based on how interest rates have gone," she said. "Maybe the economy will prove to be very resilient to interest ...

ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... right. There was active outperformance in equities, and relative outperformance in property, infrastructure, fixed income pretty and every asset class." The majority of the Balanced option, which aims for CPI+3.5% in returns, is invested in Australian ...

US recession possible, but recovery would be strong: Capital Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... of COVID, we're looking at a situation where, because of the scale of the stimulus, the US private sector looks in pretty fine fettle as far as balance sheets are concerned." Therefore, Lind said, it's highly unlikely the fundamental conditions ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... Advice Centre business owner David Reed said this is the approach the group has taken with its retiree clients "who are pretty disciplined." After speaking with advisers around Australia, the way most mitigate the impact of inflation on retirement incomes ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... the main are Age Pension payments and aged care expenditures, are meanwhile growing strongly but only by 7% each, which pretty much matches the inflation rate. Against this, while the government is making a big deal about its policy decision to increase ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... through? Does the backing of this company line up with the promises they're making? We see a lot of pitch decks where some pretty grand and ambitious promises or plans are put forward yet haven't raised the amount of capital that would even remotely ...

High returns flow from water rights

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... interesting year ahead for water investors. "We're shifting from three back-to-back La Niña events, which historically is pretty rare, and the bureau is now anticipating a shift to El Niño sometime this year and potentially also a positive Indian Ocean ...