The structural advantages of private equity span every phase of the investment process, Ng told a room full of advisers and associates. During the buy, the hold and the sell, he said, PE outpoints traditional public market offerings.
Working Australians aren’t getting real when it comes to plausible retirement ages and income levels, according to data from Vanguard, with a new report suggesting expectations get closer to reality as retirement draws near.
Cryptocurrencies may take up most of the headlines, Invesco says, but the real investment potential lies in the technology and the trading platforms behind them – despite the shocking FTX blowup.
Consumers will be bamboozled by the government’s plan to divide advisers into “experienced” and “relevant” camps, the association explained. That, and the need for a sunset clause, mean the current proposal needs work.
Using Coles as a case study, Australian Ethical demonstrates how sustainability-minded money managers are dealing with the nuanced issues involved in appraising the activities of big companies.
The 16,000 advisers providing full-service, holistic advice aren’t the ones who can plug the advice gap, Mota explained. Levy’s plan, however, has the potential to facilitate a “quantum shift” in the industry.
The advice review lead had said she wouldn’t comment on the recommendations while the government pondered its response. But with the consultation dragging on, she urged the government to get it done and let ASIC do the refinement.
The RBA will either take the road that equity markets are pricing in, and try to nail a smooth landing, or follow the road that bond markets anticipate and re-raise interest rates, according to Atrium’s Brendan Paul.
After buying Powerwrap and shrugging off its own buyout offer from Netwealth, Praemium has joined the top tier of platform providers on the back its data and reporting capabilities.
While still high, inflation in developed economies is showing signs of slowing down according to New York-based investment management firm Neuberger Berman, with markets set to benefit from increasingly stable conditions.
