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ClearView's share price tanks 31%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
ClearView's share price tanked more than 30% following its annual general meeting (AGM) in early November, but the firm could not explain why. The ASX-listed firm's share price traded at 52 cents at the close of November 6 then dropped to 36 cents the ...

Blockchain platform MezFi launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Newly launched blockchain platform MezFi is offering retail investors access to property investments designed for the wealthy via Digital Fund Tokens (DFTs). The platform essentially houses MezFi Fund 1, an ASIC-registered managed investment fund that ...

Major themes impacting systematic investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
The extraordinary performance of mega-cap tech stocks has significantly impacted factor returns, creating both opportunities and challenges for systematic investors, according to a new study from Invesco. Invesco released its ninth annual Global Systematic ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
The government is again consulting on its plans to increase disclosure requirements in relation to ownership of listed entities. Treasury has commenced a second consultation relating to its plans to implement a public beneficial ownership register ...

Property 'well-placed' for growth: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The real estate group is confident that the commercial and industrial property markets will pick up next year, but flagged one major concern for investors. In its report, Australian Horizon 2025, Knight Frank found that now may be the time to invest ...

Wages grow 3.5% for the year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
The Wage Price Index rose 0.8% in the September quarter and 3.5% for the year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said this was the first time annual wage growth ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Matt Comyn painted a positive picture for the Australian economy, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Comyn said high interest rates are doing the job of bringing inflation under control, but the pace of ...

ASIC sues Cbus over insurance claim delays: 'We're sorry'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
ASIC has launched legal proceedings against Cbus over delays in the processing of insurance claims made by members. Court documents were filed by ASIC in the Federal Court today, alleging members were impacted by delays to death and TPD claims processing ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Perpetual, for the first time, has laid bare a decade's worth of data, unveiling insights into the philanthropic and charity sectors. In a special edition of its annual philanthropy insights report, the wealth manager said despite incremental changes ...

New PGIM chief executive named

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
Prudential Financial has appointed a former Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) executive to lead its US$1.4 trillion global asset management business, PGIM. Effective 1 May 2025, Jacques Chappuis will lead PGIM as president and chief executive. ...