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Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The unrelenting rise in sovereign debt could adversely impact investment markets, according to Magellan Financial Group, particularly as global public debt is expected to exceed US$100 trillion by the end of this year. Magellan warns that in many parts ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. ...

Australian Unity offloads banking business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
Australian Unity has announced the sale of its banking business to Bank Australia, with the transfer set to be complete in late 2025. Under the agreement, Bank Australia will acquire Australian Unity banking customers and their existing loans, credit ...

Asena Family Office adds chief investment officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
The local arm of the US-based Asena Family Office has snared the high-profile John Likos as its investment chief. Likos - who has over 20 years of experience in financial markets - joins from BondAdviser, an employee-owned financial services provider ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
Liberal MP Bert van Manen is calling for the Record of Advice (RoA) to replace the Statement of Advice (SoA) and has introduced the proposed changes in a bill to parliament. Federal member for Forde, Bert van Manen, yesterday introduced the Corporations ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
As the countdown begins to one of the most contentious election cycles in US history, experts are weighing in on how either a Republican or Democratic win may impact markets. US shares were lower on Monday (local time) ahead of the election, as polls ...

AllianceBernstein managing director departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
AllianceBernstein managing director, Australia client group Brad Karp has announced he will leave the investment firm. Karp has been with the firm for close to 24 years. Prior to that he held roles at AXA as business manager - Australian equities and ...

Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) suffered an outage that saw many members' fortnightly pension payments delayed by several days. The nation's second-largest superannuation fund has been experiencing "intermittent technology outages" that have ...

Insignia snags TAL executives for new retirement solutions team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is creating a new team to drive innovation in retirement solutions for its MLC brand, to be led by TAL Australia's chief commercial officer Andrew Howard. Howard has been appointed as executive director, strategy and innovation. His ...

Westpac profits drop as it prepares for leadership change

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Westpac posted a 3% fall in net profit to $7 billion, while unveiling a final dividend of 76 cents for the half and a $1 billion increase to the existing share buyback programme. "Our disciplined performance in FY24 has set Westpac up for growth and ...