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Super fund members eye change

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... member engagement levels (net intention increased by 16% in 2023, up from 12% in 2022). Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said: "Amidst the superannuation sector experiencing dynamic transformational changes with Successor Fund Transfers ...

Adviser exits spur innovation: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... functionality and, in some respects, compare favourably against some 'end-to-end' providers. Investment Trends' head of research Irene Guiamatsia said: "It's difficult to see how far this trend will continue. Many of the 'jobs' traditionally done by ...

One in 10 adults interested in crypto: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... the fast-growing popularity of an asset class in existence for less than two decades," Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said. Most local crypto users buy and sell coins on dedicated cryptocurrency exchanges, while only one in 10 take ...

HNWs recalibrate investment goals: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... and increasingly more are looking to protect their wealth against a market downturn," Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said. "Correspondingly, demand for asset classes is evolving, with fixed income emerging as an area of particular ...

Online investor numbers taper out: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... 12-month period ended in June 2022, down from 1.52 million for the year ended November 2021. Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said: "The combination of interest rate rises, market downturn, and inflation have all contributed to this ...

abrdn hires from State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... have Raf onboard to further our successes in Asia Pacific," abrdn head of multi-asset investment solutions, Asia Pacific, Irene Goh said. "This signifies our commitment to the business and clients in Australia with Raf driving the growth of abrdn's ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... outlook, so are more likely to have a negative outlook in the aftermath of a sell-off," Investment Trends head of research Irene Guimatsia said. "For example, in January 2022 33% saw red following the short-lived sell-off originating from the US as markets ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... investors' minds, with ETFs seen as the vehicle of choice providing ease of access, Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said. Another trend the research found was the number of women investing in ETFs. About 21% of new ETF investors ...

Online investor numbers continue to climb: Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... climb in the second half of the year, even as social restrictions began to ease," Investment Trends head of research at Irene Guiamatsia said. Unsurprisingly, millennials and Gen Z continue to dominate the new investor cohort, motivated by lower costs ...

CFD trading declines: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... market is consistent with muted growth observed elsewhere in the second half of the year," Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said. ASIC made intervention orders in October 2020 in a bid to stem the amount of losses retail investors ...