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Bonds are back: GSFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... doesn't validate that view at the moment. "If we look at the labor market in the US, the unemployment rate is still pretty close to a fifty-year low. I can remember when man walked on the moon, and that was the last time (until the last year or two) ...

Managed accounts growth to continue: State Street

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... following the use of managed accounts. "Managed accounts are giving advisers roughly 15 hours plus back in their week, which is pretty huge," Schaffer said. In terms of suitable clients, Schaffer highlighted a third of advisers are using managed accounts ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... asset owners, it's not always a reality, given the growing complexity of operations. Says Leaper: "Funds are doing a pretty good job with operations. Yet being better than 'good' and achieving 'best practice' - so they can find operational ...

Perceived complexity hinders ag allocations

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... farmers than there were in the 1940s, the ones who are still there are the ones generally who are able to deliver on some pretty good returns." He added that a principle that applies is about 15% of farmers make 80% of the profits and own 80% of the ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... hold by a contact centre for hours isn't an acceptable service," he says. Watson feels that First Super is doing a pretty good job for members with returns, service relative to other funds and administration fees, and he's not bothered by the ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... Lowe said. Following the rate rise, Mutual Limited chief investment officer Scott Rundell commented: "The RBA surprised pretty much everyone yesterday, delivering a 25 basis point love tap to the chin rather than the expected 50 basis point haymaker ...

Acquisitions underpin WT Financial Group results

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... means higher demand with less people so it's an opportunity to run very efficient and profitable business. "We're pretty excited about what 2023 holds, not just for our business, but I think for financial advice in general."

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... reasons behind them and if there are better ways. "I won't be talking about the outcomes of the review, but I am giving a pretty clear idea of the prism through which I'll receive the final recommendations," he said. AFA national president Sam Perera ...

Crescent Wealth invests in water rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... value cropping systems which enable farms to produce more value per megalitre of water," he said. "We are also seeing some pretty clear long-term trends playing out around climate change with lower rainfall patterns and higher temperatures which are ...

BFID no hindrance to helping vulnerable members: Panel

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... it's not okay to use it as an excuse to do nothing, or worse - to think that you've done enough, because it's pretty clear that there's a lot to be done." AUSTRAC national manager, education, capability and communication Daniel Mossop ...