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Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Sparked by the Great Resignation, financial services candidates seeking massive salary hikes could be a thing of the past as employers reject double-digit pay increases. Financial services employees looking for a new role are asking for a 15% above-market ...

Focus Financial acquired by PE firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... considering an offer to be acquired by Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R), and it has now accepted. The proposed transaction would seek Focus' shareholders receive US$53 a share. Stone Point Capital has also agreed to retain its investment in Focus and ...

Bridgewater to restructure, pushes for global expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Bridgewater Associates has announced a restructuring plan that includes cutting 100 jobs as it seeks to expand globally and invest more in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The job cuts will affect approximately 7.7% of Bridgewater's workforce ...

UHNWs wealth in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... property holdings are likely to increase. A third of HNWIs are looking to increase their residential holdings, while 28% will seek to increase their commercial property holdings. In Australia, 24% of UHNWIs said they planned to invest directly in commercial ...

Gurner Group welcomes first investment chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... memorable one. "I am also thankful to a number of clients (both public and private) with wonderful businesses who inspired me to seek the next challenge in my career." Meanwhile, Gurner Group chief executive Tim Gurner said: "We are very excited to welcome ...

ART appoints new board, investment committee members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... group of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators. Commenting on the appointments, ART chair Andrew Fraser said: "As we seek to invest more than $240 billion on behalf of 2.2 million members who trust us with their retirement savings, these new ...

The traditional CFO is no more: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... financial officers are looking for professionals with financial expertise but plan to train them on using big data or AI, and 34% seek those with coding experience. Sage said that three key chief financial officer personas have emerged from the study ...

LIC hunts for investment manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
A specialised listed investment company is looking for a new fund manager as it overhauls its investment mandate. Hygrovest (HGV), a listed investment company that largely invests in Australian and global cannabis-related businesses, wants to diversify ...

What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Australians' definition of wealth has evolved from homeownership to financial flexibility for pursuing passions and supporting loved ones. According to a report by AMP and demographer Bernard Salt ' What wealthy means to Australians in 2023 ...

Economic landscape spurs advice model rethink

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... Desktop Broker head of distribution and marketing, said. "We are seeing the increasing adoption of managed accounts as advisers seek to drive efficiencies, better manage their exposure to risk and deliver a better client experience. "The return of inflation ...