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Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... pessimistic levels of consumer sentiment that look to be entrenched." NAB noted that the inflation indicator for October was lower than expected, which could ease fears of further rate hikes and improve consumer sentiment. However, it's unlikely there ...

Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... with equivalent rights to benefits they currently have in Qantas Super. We would also seek to improve member services and lower fees and costs." In an update, Qantas Super said a new merger committee has been created to guide the management team throughout ...

Ultra-low fees define basic ETPs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... equities ETPs have a higher buy/sell spread of 0.05% with a lesser management fee of 0.13% per annum, whereas cash ETPs incur a lower buy/sell spread of 0.02% but a slightly higher management fee of 0.16% per annum. Among single asset classes, fixed ...

Payday super protects most vulnerable: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... that on average 2.8 million people are underpaid a total of $4.7 billion super in a year. The analysis also showed that lower-income workers and younger women are disproportionately impacted by unpaid super. SMC interim chair Nicola Roxon said the government's ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... SAFE Investment Company as the largest in terms of AUM. Sovereign wealth funds have a higher allocation to alternatives and lower proportion of fixed income compared to the top 20 assets owners (which includes pension funds and master trusts). Thinking ...

Commercial property likely to recover in 2024: Insights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... said, this may occur alongside a more unpredictable setting for inflation and interest rates over the next decade, it said. "Lower rates may return, but they are unlikely to return to the lows of 2016 to 21 and investors will need to strategise for multiple ...

Iress upgrades earnings guidance, accelerates transformation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... second half of FY23 compared to the first half. This growth is attributed to a more favourable cost base, particularly due to lower staff costs, contributing to the improved financial outlook. The financial software and data firm also reported an uplift ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... years of little change to our long-term growth expectations, we modestly raise our developed market (DM) growth forecast and lower our EM projections, Craig said. "Our DM growth forecast moves up to 1.6% in response to rapid advances in artificial intelligence ...

CPI cools to 4.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... 5.6% in September. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the decline represents the third consecutive quarter of lower annual inflation and represents a positive trend when balanced against the 7.8% December peak. It further explained, the figure ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... position us as an active, leading global institutional investor, well positioned to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns and lower fees for our Australian members while also providing exciting opportunities for our employees and communities across the ...