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Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... can't think, 'I got it wrong in the quarter it will fix itself because the inflows will show up'," she said. "In a world today where all investors have to think about liquidity more so as the cash rate is so much higher and real rates are ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... mindset in Australia, where we know that many retirees are underspending." If Australia is to be among the best systems in the world and better support ageing Australians to live a life of dignity and confidence, a compulsory income stream must be introduced ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... Union (FSU) launches an industry-wide survey on the impact of menopause and menstruation in the workplace in tandem with World Menopause Day. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees previously found about 45% of women under 55 are exiting ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... in financial services to the firm, having served at Tribeca Financial, Endorphin Wealth and Verse Wealth. Sauer said in a world of "get rich quick" schemes and limitless, often contradicting information online, the name Source Wealth and its motto, "your ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Globally, alternatives' assets under management (AUM) will reach around $33 trillion (US$24.5tn) by the conclusion of 2028, up from the estimated $22 trillion (US$16.3tn) expected at the end of 2023. According to Preqin's Future of Alternatives ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... 13 shows that MGF recorded a NAV of $1.93. Since its inception in 2020, MGF has returned 4.4% per annum, while the MSCI World Net Total Return Index achieved 10.1%. MGF shares the same upheavals with the embattled Forager Australian Shares Fund (FOR) ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... is the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but there are more than 100 armed conflicts currently underway in the world. Fauve Kurnadi, a legal adviser on international humanitarian law at Australian Red Cross, noted the International Red Cross ...

How will the Israel-Hamas conflict impact Australia?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... of their rate hike cycle," he said. "It increases the risk that we may see a few rate rises in central banks around the world if it gets embedded into the economy." However, Dhar isn't convinced on that point. "There are two ways to look at higher ...

Peter Costello steps down from Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... Gallagher jointly said the government has demonstrated its commitment to ensuring the nation's economic institutions remain world-class with the right leadership and structures in place to meet current and future challenges. Chalmers and Gallagher also ...

Advised Aussies more financially confident: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... inheritance or major financial support," the Value of advice report shows. "With the Baby Boomers reaching old age, the world is on the cusp of an unprecedented wealth transfer between the generations. The next generation has a high demand for financial ...