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The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... entire Korean market valued at ~1.0 price-to-book and some ~69% of all companies currently listed trading below book value (versus ~47% in Japan)," Main and Ho said. In China, the first signs of reform started in January 2023, when the state assets regulator ...

Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... cost of TPD premiums for all customers, women were less likely to see the current structure as acceptable than men (49% versus 45%). "The current approach to disability insurance in superannuation is centred on a binary assessment of total and permanent ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... S&P/ASX 200 Total Return Index, investing in mid- and large-cap stocks. It has a three-year annualised return of 6.16% versus the benchmark's 9.56%. Meantime, the Paradice Global Emerging Markets Fund is also being wound up "as soon as practicable." ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... that the rate cutting cycle is just around the corner. "Central bankers are much happier to surprise markets with cuts versus hikes; therefore, we expect the RBA will try and lean hawkish," Solomon said. Solomon anticipates that while the RBA may eventually ...

Standalone laws key to solving legislative 'porridge': ALRC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... 6; and sections 1012A and 1020AI. It also wants to introduce clear definitions for what constitutes a financial product versus a financial service, as current legislation has multiple definitions across different areas. " Australia's laws governing financial ...

Aussie ETF industry hits $177.5bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... billion in flows, compared to $4.4 billion in 2022, and international equities followed with $2.9 billion of net inflows versus $3.3 billion in 2022. Israelstam said since the launch of the Australian ETF industry in 2001, culminative net flows in the ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... open to disclosing," White said. As part of this program, other questions come into focus, such as the role of mentorship versus sponsorship in company diversity, equity and inclusion programs. "The difference between mentorship and sponsorship is that ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... there's a role for recognised prior learning here, a need to look at "what people are doing in their professional year versus their undergraduate stuff", and a "need to recognise there's different callings within the broader industry as well." ...

Small, large entity regulation needs balance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... and NIM will continue to be under pressure in FY24," AMP said. APRA faces a quandary in how it balances regulating small versus large financial institutions, keeping in mind if the former can thrive in the long term with the current pressures. It is ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... or equivalents. Notably, they are less inclined than the global average to invest in gold, silver, precious metals (43% versus 39%), and cryptocurrency (40% versus 33%). The report highlighted that Australian investors believe they can easily access ...