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Market pessimism over Insignia 'overblown'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler believes that the market is pessimistic over Insignia Financial and is downplaying its ability to stabilise its earnings. "Investors appear to be deterred by margin compression, sluggish flows, restructuring challenges ...

Retail funds drive down admin fees: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Expensive retail superannuation funds have finally become competitive with industry funds after bringing down their administration fees, a new analysis by KPMG shows. KPMG found that admin fees for MySuper products have come down from 0.33% to 0.26% ...

Employees will quit on full return-to-office orders: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Financial services professionals will threaten to quit if they are forced to go into the office five days a week, a Robert Walters survey finds. The survey based on more than 2000 Australian workers found that nine out of 10 will look for a new job ...

Chinese property market to stabilise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... pushed to add incremental resources, combined with the market's slow natural clearing process as excess supply gets worked down, leading to the stabilisation of the market at a low level over a six to 12-month period." In addition, Chan and Kushlis said ...

Lendlease ditches overseas construction

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... retirement living business in the 2018. "Since the partial sale of the Retirement Living business in 2018, Lendlease has sold down two further tranches of the units in the joint venture trust in the 2021 and 2022 financial years, totalling 50%. The ATO ...

abrdn global chief executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
The global chief executive of abrdn will step down at the end of June after four years in the top job. Stephen Bird and the board of abrdn "have together agreed that it is the right time for Stephen to hand over the reins to the team" effective June ...

Plenary Group chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... its recent partnership with sovereign wealth fund ADQ, Plenary Group is switching out its chair. John O'Rourke is stepping down as chair of Plenary Group, to be succeeded by founder and non-executive director Paul Oppenheim. O'Rourke has served as Plenary's ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Practice management, advice technology, and superannuation are top of mind for financial advisers who want to improve their aptitude and knowledge, according to professional networking platform Ensombl. The analysis of adviser conversations stemming ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... family offices still hold the most in developed market equities, making up almost a quarter (24%) of portfolios in 2023, down from 25% in 2022. In 2024, they plan to lift this allocation to 26%. Aside from fixed income, the biggest change in asset allocation ...

Jim Lamborn retires from JANA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... history," the consultant said. "We sincerely thank Jim for his unwavering commitment and enduring legacy." While he is stepping down from day-to-day responsibilities, Lamborn will continue as a non-executive director on the JANA board, it added. In a ...