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Outsourcing is the future: Northern Trust

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... the costs are borne by the scale provider the asset service). "The fourth thing, which is particularly important in a post-covid world, is that you gain resiliency." Paulin said that in a post-COVID environment, there is a huge emphasis placed on operational ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... in 2023. This is the weakest growth profile since 2001, except for the global financial crisis and the acute phase of the Covid pandemic. The IMF also said: "Global inflation is forecast to rise from 4.7% in 2021 to 8.8% in 2022 but to decline to 6.5% ...

AFA Thrive Conference kicks off

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... which means to prosper, flourish and grow really strong and so timely as we move into the rebirth of our profession, post covid into this new exciting era with our foundations and associations," said Williams. Ross added: "We always remain conscious ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... and have a severe impact on the fund." It concluded that temporary measures adopted by the Commissioner of Taxation due to COVID-19 have demonstrated that such a framework, with the right setting, can function appropriately.

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... basis points is a near certainty; the board could choose to increase by 40 basis points (to return the cash rate to its pre-COVID increments), but a 50 basis point increase looks marginally more likely." T.Rowe Price associate portfolio manager Scott ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... withdrew money from their superannuation during the pandemic's early release of super scheme will struggle to make up the COVID savings gap, particularly women. "We want to ensure that governments resist the temptation to tinker with super in future ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... we are seeing in Australia with a surge of interest in the industry broadly." The report said that prior to the onset of COVID-19, managers across all five strategy types had (on average) delivered protection during periods of significant market decline. ...

Increasing number of advisers look to self-licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... practices' net profit margins are moving in the right direction. "Advisers are refocusing efforts on new business post the COVID and FASEA disruption. This, combined with an increasing focus on higher value clients has delivered record high levels of ...

Women have suffered greater financial loss post-pandemic: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
While a third of men in Australia experienced a boost in their annual income during COVID, just one in four women saw an increase, according to new research from Equipsuper. The results of Equip's survey also reveal that a larger proportion of men ...

FICAP raises over $120k for charity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... industry professionals. "Usually, we would have our RockStar event, which is a lot of fun, but we didn't feel it was Covid-friendly and we wanted everyone to be able to get together, network and connect," McLaren said "Everyone just wants to catch ...