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Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... companies in the past 12 months. The information technology sector turned in a solid return of 11% per annum, while discretionary companies, the banks and even REITs did well, he said. The mining sector, however, is the laggard. While it may have fallen ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... increase of $50.3 billion. The bulk is held in separately managed accounts (SMAs), being $108.82 billion, while managed discretionary accounts (MDAs) hold $61.64 billion. In the 12 months to 31 December 2023, these numbers went up 35% and 23.1% respectively. ...

MDA authorisations remain steady amid exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
The number of financial advisers authorised to advise on managed discretionary accounts (MDAs) has dropped just 6.1% in the past three years, despite the total number of advisers falling much more. According to analysis by Rainmaker Information, there ...

Norway's oil fund returns 16% in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... companies like Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, and Meta. The technology sector contributed $129 billion, while consumer discretionary followed, delivering $52 billion. Elsewhere, another significant contributor to the return was Novo Nordisk, the Denmark-headquartered ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... 3.3%). ABS head of business statistics Robert Ewing said: "The strong rise suggests that consumers held back on discretionary spending in October to take advantage of discounts in November. Shoppers may have also brought forward some Christmas spending ...

SEC sues Kraken exchange again

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... provides a marketplace that combines the orders for securities of multiple buyers and sellers using established, non-discretionary methods under which such orders interact, thus operating as an exchange. Further, it engages in effecting securities transactions ...

Private market deal activity set to persist amid high-rates: Aviva

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... more refinancings than new deals, infrastructure debt has seen rising premia, with steady deal flow and ongoing non-discretionary projects. "Further deal activity is expected in the coming months, as the realisation of a higher-for-longer interest-rate ...

CFS Edge adds 25 managed accounts to menu

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... advisers and their clients the ability to hold an SMA inside other portfolio types such as another SMA, managed discretionary account, or model portfolio," Quirk said. "The breadth and depth of CFS Edge will give advisers the ability to blend simple ...

Insignia's managed account FUM swells

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... billion in funds under management across its range of managed account solutions. About 55% of this is held in managed discretionary accounts (MDA) on Expand Extra, it said. Meantime, about $1.3 billion is held in the separately managed accounts (SMA) ...

How will the Israel-Hamas conflict impact Australia?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... it effectively attacks the household sector, so people need to pay more for fuel and therefore it reduces their discretionary spending. That can mean the economy slows faster." Looking at it from a national economic perspective, Dhar explained that it ...
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