If you’re nearing retirement, it may be time to start focusing a little on capital preservation. This means investing in lower risk shares rather than fledgling growth shares.

But which shares might be suitable? Listed below are a couple of shares that could be good options for a well-balanced retirement portfolio. They are as follows:

Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN)

The first ASX share to consider for a retirement portfolio is Suncorp. It is one of Australia’s leading insurance and banking companies. As well as the eponymous Suncorp brand, it also owns the AAMI, Apia, Bingle, GIO, Shannons, and Vero brands.

Suncorp returned to form in FY 2021 and has just delivered a strong full year result. It reported a 42.1% jump in cash earnings to $1,064 million, which allowed the insurance giant to declare a special dividend and announce a $250 million on-market share buyback.

This went down well with the team at Credit Suisse. In response to its results, it has upgraded the company’s shares to an outperform rating with a $14.00 price target. It is positive in the company’s earnings and dividend growth prospects in the near term.

In respect to dividends, Credit Suisse is forecasting fully franked dividends of 73 cents per share in FY 2022 and then 74 cents in FY 2023. Based on the current Suncorp share price of $12.78, this will mean 5.7% and 5.8% yields, respectively.

Transurban Group (ASX: TCL)

Another ASX retirement share for investors to look at is this leading toll road operator.

Transurban has a portfolio of 17 roads in Australia and four in North America and a significant project pipeline across its networks that could support its growth in the coming years.

The current lockdowns are weighing on its performance, but it is expected to bounce back strongly once restrictions ease. After which, the aforementioned project pipeline provides it with a very positive long term outlook.

Macquarie remains positive on the company. Earlier this week it retained its outperform rating on its shares, albeit with a slightly trimmed price target of $14.91.

The broker is forecasting dividends per share of 47.7 cents in FY 2022 and then 62.7 cents in FY 2023. Based on the current Transurban share price of $13.42, this will mean yields of 3.6% and 4.7%, respectively.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) had an interesting day of trading today. At market close, the ASX 200 ended the day slightly higher, having risen 0.29% to 7,584 points. But let’s now take a deeper look into the ASX 200 shares that have been the most heavily traded today.

3 of the most heavily traded ASX 200 shares on Wednesday

Scentre Group (ASX: SCG)

ASX 200 Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Scentre is our first share to look at today. This Wednesday, a hefty 19.78 million Scentre units found a new home. That’s despite the Scentre unit price not doing a whole lot today. This REIT finish the day up 0.77% to $2.61 a unit. However, Scentre did confirm yesterday that it will be paying a distribution of 7 cents per unit next Monday. It’s possible this has resulted in a slight bump in trading volume today.

Novonix Ltd (ASX: NVX)

ASX 200 graphite and battery company Novonix makes this list for the second day in a row today, with a very substantial 20.56 million shares swapping hands. Novonix made quite the stir yesterday when its share price rocketed 14% after a resumption of trading. The company announced a large capital raising, which included an investment from a US oil giant. Investors seemed to be doubling down today with the Novonix share price closing up another 12.6%.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

ASX 200 lithium producer and perennial top trader Pilbara once again takes the crown for most traded ASX 200 share today. This Wednesday has seen a staggering 34.09 million Pilbara shares trade on the share market. This follows Pilbara making yet another all-time high today.

The company’s share price closed the day up 5.15% to $2.45 after hitting its new high watermark of $2.46 earlier this afternoon. It’s likely that these new highs are behind the heavy trading volume we saw with this company today. Pilbara is now up an incredible 60% in just the past month and a whopping 180% year to date so far in 2021.

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The Australian share market is home to a number of quality companies with solid growth prospects.

Two that have been tipped to grow strongly over the long term are listed below. Here’s why analysts think investors should be buying their shares:

NEXTDC Ltd (ASX: NXT)

The first ASX growth share to look at is NEXTDC. It has a growing collection of world class data centres across Australia and a rich partner ecosystem. The latter comprises over 660 clouds, networks, and ICT specialty services.

The company isn’t settling for that, though. It recently announced plans for a fourth data centre in Sydney and is looking to expand its offering into both Singapore and Tokyo, which offer huge market opportunities.

After a strong performance in the first half, more of the same is expected in the second. This is being driven by the ongoing shift to the cloud, which is underpinning very strong demand for capacity in its centres. So much so, a good portion of its planned capacity additions have already been contracted.

One leading broker that is particularly positive on NEXTDC is Goldman Sachs. Its analysts currently have a conviction buy rating and $14.80 price target on its shares. Goldman is forecasting a 24% increase in revenue to $250 million in FY 2021.

Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX: TPW)

Another ASX growth share to look at is Temple & Webster. It is Australia’s leading online furniture and homewares retailer.

Temple & Webster recently released its full year results and revealed record revenue, profits, and customer numbers. For the 12 months ended 30 June, the company reported an 85% increase in revenue to $326.3 million and a 141% jump in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to $20.5 million.

And while Temple & Webster’s growth may moderate when COVID tailwinds are easing, management remains very confident in its growth prospects. This is due to its strong position in a market which is still only beginning to see sales shift online. It is also investing heavily in order to take full advantage of the shift and grow its market share.

One leading broker that is very positive on Temple & Webster is Morgan Stanley. It has an overweight rating and $16.00 price target on its shares.

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Today, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) climbed even higher to set a new record. The benchmark index added 0.29%, climbing to 7,584.3 points.

The question is: which shares delivered the most generously to investors on the ASX today? Here are the ten stocks that rose to the occasion:

Top 10 ASX shares countdown today

Looking at the top 200 listed companies, Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL) was the biggest gainer today. Shares in the company increased 8.45% despite the increasing controversy surrounding coal producers after yesterday’s IPCC climate report. Find out more about Yancoal Australia here.

The next biggest gaining ASX share today was Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY). The lithium producer surged 6.6% to $5.65 along with other companies in the lithium space today. Uncover the latest Galaxy Resources details here.

Today’s top 10 biggest gains were made in these ASX shares:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL)	$2.31	8.45%
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX: GXY)	$5.65	6.60%
Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE)	$9.92	6.32%
IOOF Holdings Limited (ASX: IFL)	$4.72	5.83%
Iress Ltd (ASX: IRE)	$15.19	5.78%
Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)	$2.45	5.15%
Dicker Data Ltd (ASX: DDR)	$14.88	4.64%
Origin Energy Ltd (ASX: ORG)	$4.41	3.77%
Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF)	$6.10	3.57%
Sims Ltd (ASX: SGM)	$16.64	3.23%

Our top 10 ASX shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to ensure you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check-in at Fool.com.au after the market has closed during weekdays to see which stocks make the countdown.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) went up by around 0.3% today to 7,584 points.

Here are some of the highlights from the ASX:

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA)

The CBA share price rose by more than 1% after the bank released its FY21 result.

It said that its cash net profit increased by almost 20% to $8.65 billion. Statutory profit also increased by around 20% to $8.84 billion.

CBA explained that its net profit increased because of improved economic conditions and outlook resulting in a lower loan impairment expense and a strong operational performance.

The loan impairment expense improved by 78% to $554 million whilst the net interest margin (NIM) declined by 4 basis points to 2.03%. CBA explained the NIM fell due to higher liquid assets and the ongoing impact of a low interest rate environment.

What captured the headlines was that the ASX 200 bank revealed a $6 billion off-market share buy-back. It also grew its full year dividend by 17% to $3.50 per share.

The bank’s common equity tier 1 (CET1) ended the financial year 150 basis points higher at 13.1%.

CBA CEO Matt Comyn said:

While the Australian economic recovery continued strongly through most of FY21, the pandemic continues to have an impact on the Australian economy, as well as the health of our communities. The ongoing roll-out of the vaccination program and government support packages will be important to help Australians and the economy on the path back towards full economic activity.

Iress Ltd (ASX: IRE)

Iress was one of the top performers in the ASX 200 today after receiving another takeover bid.

The fintech said that it has received an offer from EQT Fund Management that has an implied value of $15.91 cash per share, before franking credits. That comprises a cash offer of $15.75 as well as permitting the FY21 interim dividend for shareholders of up to $0.16 per share.

Iress said that it has agreed to grant EQT a period of exclusivity for 30 days to undertake its due diligence.

Subject to due diligence, agreement of a scheme implementation deed and the absence of a superior proposal, the board intends to unanimously recommend the offer to shareholders. However, no action is required to be taken by shareholders at this time.

The new offer has an implied value of a 45.3% premium to $10.95 per share, being Iress’ undisturbed share price on 9 June 2021.

Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG)

The ASX 200 insurance giant also revealed its FY21 result today.

It reported that its gross written premium (GWP) had risen by 3.8% to $12.6 billion. It was mainly rate driven, but it also saw promising new business growth and “stronger” customer retention. The rise of GWP helped insurance profit increase by 35.9% to just over $1 billion.

IAG’s cash earnings surged 168%, or $468 million, to $747 million. This measure excludes “one-off items”. That helped the annual dividend double to 20 cents per share.

However, the statutory bottom line sank to a net loss of $427 million. IAG explained that there were significant one-off corporate expenses mainly relating to business interruption, customer refunds and payroll remediation which impacted the overall result. Management said they are historical issues that have been identified, provisioned for and are fixing, and it’s making investments to continue to lift its risk management operational capabilities.

In FY22 it’s expecting GWP to grow in the low single digits, with a reported insurance margin of between 13.5% to 15.5% – it was 13.5% in FY21 (up from 10.1% in FY20).

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As the curtains close on Wednesday, we summarise today’s ASX shares reporting results. Markets reacted with mixed emotions towards the big-name reporters.

We’ll quickly unpack today’s results and then wrap it back up for tomorrow:

Those that delivered today

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA)

Shares in Australia’s largest bank increased 1.38% to $108.03. This followed the release of the bank’s FY21 results and the announcements of the CEO’s retirement.

The takeaway points:

• Net profit after tax up 19.7% year on year to $8,843 million
• Cash earnings up 19.8% to $8,653 million (versus analyst consensus estimate of $8,464 million)
• Loan impairment expense and provisions down 78% to $554 million
• Net interest margin down 4 basis points to 2.03%
• CET1 ratio up 150 basis points to 13.1%
• Fully franked final dividend of $2 per share declared. Full year dividend up 17% to $3.50 per share
• $6 billion off-market share buy-back, which is expected to reduce its share count by ~3.5%.

Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN)

The Mineral Resources share price gave away 0.5%, putting it at $60 by the close of the ASX today. The move followed the mining major reporting its solid full-year results to the ASX.

The takeaway points:

• Underlying net profit after tax up 230% year on year to $1,103 million
• Revenue up 76% to $3,734 million
• Operating cash flow up 144% to $1,600 million
• Underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) up 148% to $1,901 million
• Profit for the year attributable to shareholders up 26.5% to $1,269.7 million
• Fully franked final dividend of 175 cents per share. Full year dividend up 175% to $2.75 per share.

Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG)

Lastly, shares in IAG fell 2.46% to $5.15 today. At one point, the ASX-listed insurance giant failed to win over the market with its sizeable dividend. The share price fall followed the release of the company’s full-year result.

The takeaway points:

• Gross written premium (GWP) increased 3.8% to $12,135 million
• Insurance profit up 35.9% to $1,007 million
• Underlying insurance margin down 130 basis points to 14.7%
• Reported insurance margin up 340 basis points to 13.5%
• Net loss after tax of $427 million
• Cash earnings up 170% to $747 million
• Full year dividend doubled to 20 cents per share

ASX shares reporting tomorrow

Thursday is set to be a big one with numerous big-name results to be reported by ASX-listed companies. These include Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS), AMP Ltd (ASX: AMP), AGL Energy Limited (ASX: AGL), Downer EDI Limited (ASX: DOW), Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR), Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), and QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: MIN).

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The Hazer Group Ltd (ASX: HZR) share price has jumped out of the starting blocks this week and stamped firmly into the green.

Hazer shares closed the day at 91.5 cents, a 12.27% climb from last Friday’s closing price.

There was no market-sensitive information today. However, Hazer shares may be rising on a backdrop of market crosscurrents that favourably impact Hazer’s end markets.

Let’s investigate further.

The IPCC Climate Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently delivered the findings from its report on climate change.

A cause for serious concern is the mantra carried throughout the report’s entirety. For instance, the IPCC estimates that global warming will reach 1.5 degrees celsius by 2030 at the current run rate.

The IPCC also found that global temperatures have elevated by 1.1 degrees since industrialisation times.

As such, the report calls to abandon oil, coal and gas exploration. Moreover, it states reforestation and carbon removal are key initiatives in reversing global warming.

What does this mean for the Hazer share price?

Firstly, the ASX is over-indexed towards natural resource shares, highly concentrated in coal, oil, natural gas and metals.

It stands to reason that these names will likely be net losers as a result of the report findings.

Moreover, we already see evidence of the same, with resource heavyweights such as Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) and Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) facing selling pressures on the charts.

In addition, United Nations secretary-general António Guterres described the significant growth in renewable infrastructure required to fulfil the IPCC report’s objectives.

Guterres advocates that wind capacity “should quadruple” and that renewable energy investments “should triple” to “maintain a net-zero trajectory” by 2050.

Recall that Hazer has claim to a unique process that converts biomethane to renewable hydrogen and graphite without producing CO2 in the process.

Therefore, it also stands to reason that Hazer is well positioned to capture these secular tailwinds outlined by Guterres.

Investors seem to think so too, having pushed the Hazer share price 10% higher in afternoon trading.

Hazer share price snapshot

The Hazar share price has posted a year-to-date gain of 13.66%, extending the previous 12 month’s climb of 131.65%.

This has outpaced the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) return of around 24% over the past year.

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The Aussie Broadband Ltd (ASX: ABB) share price has a new record high. It comes after shares in the company rocketed an eye-watering 7.78% to hit a new landmark price of $3.60 at market close on Wednesday.

One possible reason for today’s noticeable price rise could be Aussie Broadband’s new 5-year deal with the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) wholesale division.

Let’s take a closer look at today’s news.

Aussie Broadband share price rises with new Telstra deal

In a statement to the ASX, Aussie Broadband announced a new 5-year deal with Telstra Wholesale “to provide backhaul capacity between 42 [National Broadband Network] NBN [point of interconnects] POIs and data centres” for areas not already covered by Aussie Broadband’s own fibre network.

According to the company, the new deal will bring forward a combined saving of $1 million per year for FY22 and $15 million per year from FY23 onwards.

All of Aussie Broadband’s POIs will be upgraded from 10GB and 20GB connections to a “minimum” 100GB. The company says the new deal will also provide more certainty for customers as the potential for internet disruptions should be diminished.

This news may be inspiring investors, judging by the surging Aussie Broadband share price.

The additional network capacity will accelerate growth in the business segment and underpins the company’s plans to increasingly target the enterprise and business market, according to Aussie Broadband. The telco also says the deal will facilitate additional growth in its residential and white label segments.

Management commentary

Aussie Broadband Managing Director Phillip Britt said that over the next six months, Aussie Broadband intends to release a range of new products into the Carbon platform, specifically suited to larger businesses.

Carbon has been a game-changer for many of our larger corporate customers; helping them to fully customise, design and order telecommunication services rather than prescribing strict, predetermined service packages.

Aussie Broadband share price snapshot

Over the past 12 months, the Aussie Broadband share price has increased 88.5%. The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has only increased 23.5% by comparison.

Only yesterday, Aussie Broadband broke its previous all-time high. The relatively young telco will release its full-year results on 30 August. Given its current valuation, Aussie Broadband has a market capitalisation of $685 million

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The Accent Group Ltd (ASX: AX1) share price was well and truly out of form on Wednesday.

The footwear-focused retail company’s shares ended the day almost 7% lower at $2.61.

Positively, despite this sizeable decline, the Accent share price is still up close to 80% over the last 12 months.

Why did the Accent share price crash lower today?

The catalyst for the weakness in the Accent share price on Wednesday was the release of a broker note out of Citi this morning.

According to the note, the broker has downgraded Accent’s shares to a sell rating from neutral and cut the price target on them by a sizeable 19% to $2.50.

Citi made the move largely on valuation grounds, believing that Accent shares weren’t factoring a number of potential risks that could impact the company’s performance.

The broker feels that there are risks to Accent’s sales from the recurring lockdowns across Australia. Particularly given how it expects there to be less stimulus in the economy this time around compared to last year.

In addition to this, its team sees risks in the supply chain. It notes that footwear manufacturers such as Adidas have had their production impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns in Vietnam.

In light of this, the broker believes that Accent will now record a decline in same store sales of over 7% during the first half of the new financial year. This is expected to lead to a reduction in both its full year earnings and dividends in FY 2022.

Though, it is worth noting that with Citi forecasting a fully franked dividend of 12.5 cents per share next year, this will still provide investors with a generous yield. Based on the current Accent share price, this equates to a fully franked dividend yield of almost 4.8%.

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The Nufarm Ltd (ASX: NUF) share price climbed higher today following a positive announcement from the company during afternoon trade.

At market close, the agricultural chemicals company’s shares finished up 3.33% high, trading at $4.51.

What did Nufarm announce?

Investors are buying up Nufarm shares in hopes that the company’s latest news will see penetration into new markets.

According to its release, Nufarm advised that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Nutriterra Omega-3 Canola Oil as a new dietary ingredient.

Developed by Nuseed, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nufarm, the Canola-based Omega-3 canola oil is the world’s first plant-based source of DHA and EPA long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.

Its Omega-3 profile can be used to support human nutrition (marketed as Nutriterra) and fish feed (marketed as Aquaterra).

A human clinical trial previously conducted by Nuseed recorded significantly improved omega-3 levels leading to reduced cardiovascular and cognitive risks. The dietary supplements quickly absorbed the oil’s long-chain omega-3, which were merged into blood lipids.

Nufarm also believes its Aquaterra product can reduce pressure on fisheries to catch wild-fish stocks.

The company has obtained human food and fish feed approvals in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Additional regulatory applications in other key markets around the world are progressing.

Management commentary

Nufarm CEO, Greg Hunt commented:

The FDA’s acknowledgment along with our recently completed human clinical trial, allows us to progress our plans to expand into the human nutrition market and meet a growing demand for plant-based omega-3 essential oil options.

Mr Hunt went on to add:

With FDA recognition of Nuseed’s conclusion that Nutriterra is a safe new dietary ingredient, we are well placed to secure commercial partnerships that will attract new consumers, enter into new segments and raise consumption of omega-3.

About the Nufarm share price

Over the last 12 months, Nufarm shares have gained a little over 5%, with year-to-date up around 10%. The company’s share price reached a 52-week high of $5.60 in April, before treading lower.

Nufarm has a market capitalisation of roughly $1.7 billion, with approximately 379 million shares on its books.

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