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Assets under custody hit $4.7tn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... onboarding of new custody mandates on the part of some members evident in the relative movements during the half." ACSA statistics showed that asset servicing providers settled over 13 million trades during the six months to 31 December 2021. This equates ...

Members lean on super for financial hardships

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... superannuation funds to access retirement savings based on compassionate grounds and in the event of financial hardship, APRA statistics show. Released overnight, APRA's June 2021 Superannuation Bulletin reveals that super funds paid out $16.5 billion ...

Inflation to retreat in 2022: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... system." In Australia, inflation rose 3% in the 12 months to September 2021, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is benign compared to US inflation levels, which soared to a 39-year high of 6.8%, up from 2.3% at the end of 2019, an ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Australians all, let us rejoice... for despite the Delta-induced lockdowns in the September quarter, the domestic economy shrank by much less than most of us were expecting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report shows ...

Super assets rise to $3.4tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... milestones, reaching $3.4 trillion in the year to September. Thanks to a 55% allocation to equities, the latest APRA statistics show that the superannuation pool reached another record high. Some 23% of total assets are invested in Australian equities ...

Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... prompting businesses and consumers to bid prices higher. But how's it going for Australia? The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on the country's wages suggests that the RBA is correct. The annual growth in the country's total wages accelerated ...

Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... quarter. TAL dropped 67.8% while AIA recorded 115.2% growth and was followed by ClearView (23.7%) and MLC (13.7). The statistics come after the life insurance industry said the increase in life insurance premiums over the last few years are a problem ...

APRA to weed out underperforming choice products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... by APRA finds. Ahead of unveiling the inaugural Choice Product Heatmap, the prudential regulator released staggering statistics that will force superannuation trustees to lift their game and expose choice products that are failing members by charging ...

Exam pass rate steady at 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... fall below the overall pass rate of 88.5%. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's latest examination statistics show that more than 1300 candidates sat the September exam, which is lower than the average of 1683. Of this total, 32% re-sat ...

Joining the 1% around the world: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... has analysed the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2021 and World Bank data on the adjusted net national income per capita statistics to determine how long a person would have to work on an average wage to join the 1% in their country. Australians would need ...