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Arrowpoint launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... increased demand for capital from businesses outstripping supply. "The supply of capital to good businesses is very low versus the demand for it. That represents a compelling opportunity for borrowers keen to secure capital, but also for investors who ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... Adjusted Daily Total Return Index (Tax-Exempt); since inception it achieved 10% total income and a total return of 9.4% versus the benchmark's 10.9% The Wheelhouse Global Fund charged a management fee of 0.79%, while the Wheelhouse Australian Enhanced ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... bet follows a rough year for the $1.9 billion WAM Leaders portfolio, which returned just 2.8% in the 2024 financial year versus a 12.1% rally by the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index. Haupt blamed the underperformance on positions in Star Entertainment ...

Managers struggle to secure positive net flows in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... from market gains. In terms of net flows for individual products, ETPs had 144 products with 12-month positive net flows versus 94 with negative net flows (ratio of 1.5). This contrasts with unit trusts which had a ratio of positive to negative flows ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks, government funds slide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... Australian Retirement Trust at 22 nd and Future Fund at 25 th. Aware Super has also now cracked the top 40, ranking 37 th versus last year's 41 st. Ellie Boston-Clark, co-head of governance, investments Australia at WTW, explained there was a material ...

AFSLs can lose licence on CSLR intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... them are above the $150,000 cap. So, it's in the claimant's best interest for the insurer to pay the full amount versus us stepping in and making the claim up to $150,000," he said. While AFSLs ultimately have the responsibility to pay the compensation ...

Chief financial officer roles 'widely ambiguous': Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... financial officers face conflicting expectations from senior managers, in particular balancing the role of controllership versus business partner, reporting information and analysis, managing budget and cost expectations, and building trust between their ...

ANZ, Westpac 'the cheapest majors': Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... ownership of passive funds. Notably, the major banks' weighted average price to fair value ration estimate is now 1.19 versus 1.14 last quarter. Meanwhile, non-major banks trade at 0.97, squeezed by "intense competition," Zaia said. "Weaker share price ...

Four out of five workers to search for new jobs: Hays

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... remote arrangement and 92% favouring this setup. Employers agree, with 76% indicating they have established their onsite versus remote split and don't plan on changing it. "Salary is always a top priority for employees with 71% saying that a pay rise ...

How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
New research from TAL has revealed the expectations of Australians approaching retirement versus the lived experience of retirees. The research, titled What I Wish I Knew About Retirement, surveyed 1000 Australians 55 and older and highlighted the important ...