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FASEA offers exam feedback

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... FASEA on their behalf. The latest FASEA exam had the lowest pass rate yet. Some 1079 advisers sat the exam, compared to an average of 1323 across all exams only 73% of those that sat the January exam passed. The overall pass rate across all sittings ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... points to a reading of +15 in March from the previous month but remains at elevated levels and way above its long-run average of +6. The continued surge in consumer confidence due to the labour market renaissance - suggests further improvement in business ...

ETFs crack $100bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... of March. There are now 220 ETFs listed on the ASX. In March, their investors made roughly 18,685 ETF trades a day with average daily trading volume of $355.4 million. Their March end FUM of $102 billion is 80% higher than $56.6 billion 12 months ago. ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... points to a reading of +15 in March from the previous month but remains at elevated levels and way above its long-run average of +6. The jump in forward orders to an all-time high of +17 in March from 10 in February signals continued strength in conditions ...

ARK Innovation ETF cops neutral rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... ARKK) in October 2014 and has delivered over 36% per annum against its benchmark of 13% p.a. since inception. Its weighted average market cap is about US$122 billion. Last year alone, ARKK delivered 152.5% p.a. The actively managed ETF's top holdings ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... closing the gap is crucial for a woman's economic security." A recent retirement survey, commissioned by ISA, found that on average women spend 12 years less in the full-time workforce than men, this time away from work is having a dramatic impact on ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... months" - jumped by 11.1 percentage points to 56.9%. This is the highest level in three years and above its historical average of 38.0% in 19 out of the past 21 weeks. Bearish sentiment dropped to a two-year low reading of 20.4% and is lower than its ...

Junk insurance lands Westpac in court

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... institutions and lenders have paid about $250 million in remediation to affected consumers, which is a payment of $430 on average to 580,000 consumers. In addition to Westpac, ASIC announced last year that $160 million of the remediation pool came from ...

CBA to pay $7m for overcharged interest

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... to their customers," he said. ASIC first commenced proceedings in November 2020 and noted in its statement of claim the average amount customers were overcharged was about $1476.90 in relation to the CBA Simple Business Overdraft products and $3965.30 ...

Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... dropping to around 1000 per day in early March from peak of more than 6000 daily infections in January, the seven-day average of daily new cases have increased to around 2500 in early April. Will Japan declare a third state of emergency to contain the ...