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Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... inflation is projected to stay high, with potential for month-to-month variability. Twelve-month CPI inflation fell 6.7% in August, falling short of prior Committee forecasts by 0.4%. Core goods inflation weakened, declining from 6.4% in June to 5.2% ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... of a second wave of inflation and fresh interest rate increases on the back of recent US inflation data is unfounded. In August, the US annual inflation rate moved to 3.7%, above market forecasts of 3.6%. "Thirteen consecutive months of disinflation ...

Betashares expands fixed income range

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... investors to gain exposure to more parts of the market that have traditionally been harder to access." Between January and August this year, cash and fixed income ETFs have received nearly $4.4 billion in net inflows from investors, making it the highest ...

ARK Invest acquires European ETF issuer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... the deal are undisclosed, ARK anticipates that the acquisition will lead to an increase in its global AUM. Notably, as of August 31, Rize ETF managed US$452 million in AUM across 11 ETFs. "ARK looks forward to offering its products to a larger audience ...

Treasury consults on PwC-linked reforms

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... people have more transparency over agent and firm misconduct. The government originally announced the package of reforms in August. The overhaul has been called the biggest crackdown on tax agent misconduct in Australian history. Commenting on the consultation ...

Family offices feeling optimistic about 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... integration when the fourth generation is in control of the wealth (43%) than the first (29%). The survey, conducted in August, drew responses from 268 family office participants. Nearly a quarter of these respondents (21%) were from APAC.

The Wealth Designers in expansion mode

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... staff in total. It currently has two advisers based in Sydney and soon plans to set up shop in Brisbane and Melbourne. In August, TWD enlisted Patrick Canion under its AFSL to help service some of its high-net-worth and sophisticated clients based in ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... analysis by AMP found that term deposits have more than doubled to inch closer to $2 billion from $967 million in the year to August. The demand for defensive assets amidst a rising interest rate environment prompted AMP to partner with NAB following ...

Adviser exam records 73% pass rate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The latest sitting of the financial adviser exam returned a 73% pass rate. The August sitting saw 205 candidates attempt the exam. Of these, 150 passed. About 72% of the candidates were sitting the exam for the first time, ASIC said. The 150 candidates ...

Spirit Super introduces insurance admin fee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... a similar move by TWUSUPER in July 2022 where an administration fee was introduced to combat cross-subsidisation. As of August 2022, TWUSUPER members with insurance were charged an extra 3% of their gross premiums to make costs fairer for those without ...