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RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Most economists have flagged that the cash rate will rise again today, despite inflation having eased. A Finder survey said 88% of experts believe the cash rate will grow to 3.1% in December, which would be an eighth consecutive rate rise. Finder head ...

Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... past 12 months. Even if many believe inflation is beginning to slow, it is unclear how long it will take to return to a level that resembles central bank targets," Mercer said. As such, the report stated that a shift to assets targeting longer-term inflation-sensitive ...

ASIC hands out more interim stop orders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... was not supported by the funds' liquidity features, investors with a tolerance for 'medium' to 'high' level of risk, whilst the risks associated with the portfolio of investments for two funds and the aggressive return objective of ...

UK regulator looks to simplify advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... instalments. Under the new regime - which would run alongside the current, regulated realm of comprehensive advice - the level of qualification required to provide advice on mainstream products would be reduced and the client fact find would also be ...

Survey shows impact of inflation on industry pay rises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
New data has highlighted the roles within banking and financial services that will receive pay rises in excess of inflation and those that won't. According to the latest Robert Walters Salary Survey, those who can expect a median increase are wealth ...

Super fund board renewals need work: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... performance," Cole said. "You can be "functional" and tick all the compliance boxes. Or you can take your trusteeship to another level by building a high performing board that puts the best financial interests of your fund members at the centre of everything ...

Sovereign wealth funds increase investment horizons, private market exposure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
Sovereign wealth funds have continued to extend their investment time horizons in reaction to high levels of volatility, increasing allocations to illiquid private markets, an Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management study said. The Invesco study ...

Stop orders slapped on two Perpetual funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... shares and employs leverage, allowing the fund to take up debts valued at up to 60% of assets. ASIC pointed out the high level of price volatility involved, as well as the risk of incurring large losses because of using leverage. "ASIC reminds financial ...

Financial planning avatars are the future

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... scale and work out here is the planner, here are the best clients for this planner who work with who they will have the best level of engagement with. So that's one practical way I think it can happen." Looking further ahead, Abood said that there ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... jumping on a Zoom call or a Teams call, rather than having a face-to-face sit-down for their annual review," he said "The next level is when we start to see your clients, particularly the younger generation clients, say: "Rather than jumping on a Zoom ...