Zurich board appointments

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) have announced the appointment of Geoff Summerhayes as Chair, together with Noel Condon and Mary Waldron as independent non-executive Directors. Mr Summerhayes has extensive experience across... Read more continue reading

Seven reasons why Australian shares are likely to outperform global shares over the medium term

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Key points The underperformance of Australian versus global shares since 2009 reflects a combination of tighter monetary policy, the strong $A into 2011, the slump in commodity prices, property crash... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 January, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares rose over the last week continuing their rally so far this year on signs global inflation has peaked and hopes central banks will... Read more continue reading

FPA and AFA merger consultation period to close soon

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The member consultation period on a proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is due to close on 31 January, with... Read more continue reading

Federated Hermes strengthens its global stewardship business with new hire to its Asia and Global Emerging Markets team

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EOS at Federated Hermes has announced the hire of Ross Teverson to lead its engagement team for Asia and Global Emerging Markets. Based in London, Ross will be responsible for... Read more continue reading

Australia’s largest investment consultant becomes fully management owned

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Australia’s largest investment consultant, JANA, will become fully management owned following the buyout of Insignia Financial Group’s (Insignia Financial) minority shareholding. JANA CEO Georgina Dudley welcomed the “exciting new chapter for JANA... Read more continue reading

Four themes driving 2023 – inflation, bond, yields, China and energy transition  

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There are four themes which I think investors can get their teeth into this year. The first is disinflation which will reduce the need for additional increases in interest rates... Read more continue reading

AreaWealth appoints Andrew Rennie as Chairman

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Wealth management platform AreaWealth has announced the appointment of Andrew Rennie as Chairman of the Board. Mr Rennie brings over 30 years of financial services experience to the role and will... Read more continue reading

HUB24 launches new ESG ratings for advisers and clients

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HUB24 has announced the launch of additional environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings functionality on the HUB24 platform, providing advisers with access to data-driven insights and reporting metrics for selected... Read more continue reading

Housing affordability: Another headwind of the U.S. economy

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U.S. housing affordability worsened considerably in 2022, driven by expensive home prices and soaring mortgage rates. With the Federal Reserve remaining focused on inflation, a quick recovery from here is... Read more continue reading