Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 1476 results for "Study"

Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... countries and rich people pay their fair share towards tackling inequality and climate breakdown," said Donald. A separate Oxfam study reveals that billionaires are US$3.3 trillion richer than in 2020, with their wealth growing three times faster than ...

Why fund managers are missing out on investment mandates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... between fund management teams and compliance and risk teams, which concerningly showed no sign of slowing. The international study with senior leaders and senior compliance and risk executives at alternative fund manager firms, which collectively manage ...

A quarter of advised Australians nervous about retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... Challenger's inaugural Retirement Happiness Index, in collaboration with independent research house YouGov, conducted the study of over 1000 Australians over 60 to delve into the intricacies of retirement happiness. The study revealed a score of 70 for ...

Fund managers prepare for harsher penalties

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... managers for breaking regulations are expected to rise, according to new research commissioned by Ocorian. The international study among fund managers at private equity, venture capital and real estate firms revealed 79% were expecting the overall value ...

BlackRock faces 'stiff competition' from APAC asset managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... according to the latest Broadridge Fund Brand 50 report. Incorporating insights from 1200 fund selectors and gatekeepers, the study ranks asset managers by evaluating brand attributes such as investment strategy appeal, client-centric approach, expertise ...

AFCA flags legal uncertainty on SMSF wholesale test

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... (SMSF), according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA senior ombudsman Alex Sidoti used a case study at the recent AFCA Member Forum to highlight a grey area that advisers can overlook after one AFCA complainant, who was the ...

Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... couple who withdrew $35,000 each from their super could retire with about $195,000 less in today's dollars. A Mercer study of its Global Pension Index found countries that allow early access to retirement savings for housing did not have higher rates ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... between January and February, the number of women opening a trading account was 43.7% higher compared to men. A Vanguard study of over 1800 working and retired Australians released last year found a stark difference in confidence levels between men and ...

Aussies say they're paying too much tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... Research by Finder found almost 13 million Australians believe they pay too much tax each financial year. According to the study, 80% of millennials feel this way, while 72% of Gen X and 63% of Gen Z do. Only 39% of Baby Boomers feel this way. Finder ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... fund managers turned in their second-worst year of underperformance as 77% failed to beat their benchmark, the latest SPIVA study shows. Aussie large-cap managers suffered their worst-performing period in 2023 - not since 2018 when 86% of them failed ...
PREVIOUS
NEXT