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Data concerns land Fiducian with additional licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... and Fiducian Ultra Growth Fund which, as trustee-directed products, were assessed under the performance test for the first time last year and all passed. Under the new conditions, Fiducian must ensure that an expert reviews the accuracy and completeness ...

Job mobility falls for first time in three years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Australia's job mobility rate has fallen for the first time in three years, back to around its pre-pandemic level, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said in the 12 months ...

Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... that 70% passed the June sitting. Some 235 candidates sat the exam, with 165 passing. Of the total, 158 did so for the first time. There has been a total of 21,260 candidates who sat through an exam. Over 19,692 of 92% of candidates who sat the exam ...

Super account advice fees a sticking point for advice bill: Senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill 2024, was introduced in the House of Representatives and read for a first time on March 27. The committee discussed 11 recommendations from the DBFO's predecessor, Michelle Levy's Quality of ...

US looks towards rate cuts, Australia lags behind

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... inflation' rate - being that which excludes food, energy and shelter inflation - turned negative month-on-month for the first time since 2021. "This has boosted rate cut bets, with a higher probability of the first rate cut happening in September this ...

DWS names APAC chief investment officer, real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... ambitions in the region. Naumann will relocate to Sydney from Frankfurt to Sydney to take on the role, marking the first time DWS has had an 'on the ground' real estate chief investment officer in the region. Reporting to DWS Australia chief executive ...

LGT Crestone launches new investment solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... Group co-founder Urs Wietlisbach said while it has had a long-standing relationship with LGT Crestone, this is the first time it has made the three combined strategies from its own family office available. "These three strategies have provided a consistent ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... collectively have 114 years of experience. Schweitzer said the strategy, now available to Australian wholesale clients for the first time, has been "well-tested" to deliver long-term sustainable returns through nearly 40 years of market cycles, including ...

ATO flags key focus areas this tax time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... assistant commissioner Rob Thomson said the ATO was focused on supporting taxpayers to get their lodgment right the first time. "These are the areas that people are most likely to get wrong, and while these mistakes are often genuine, sometimes they ...

Almost one third fail adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... is mandatory for those who want to practice as a financial adviser. The majority (77%) sat the exam in March for the first time, according to ASIC, with 21,102 candidates sitting the exam to date. Those who keep failing the exam can resit it as many ...