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Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Super funds are proving a good case study for investing in private assets, according to Morningstar's 2025 outlook. "Australia's super funds have successfully pioneered investment in asset classes such as unlisted infrastructure and property for decades ...

Top asset owners return to growth: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... growth last year, with five Australian funds placed on the list and commanding 3% of the total assets. The Asset Owner 100 study from the Thinking Ahead Institute shows the world's top 100 asset owners by size oversaw more than $40 trillion at 2023 end ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... impact women's economic outcomes. In September, a Senate inquiry called on the government to commission a comprehensive study to assess the economic impacts of menopause "which clearly delineates the impact of symptoms of menopause on women's workforce ...

Major themes impacting systematic investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... significantly impacted factor returns, creating both opportunities and challenges for systematic investors, according to a new study from Invesco. Invesco released its ninth annual Global Systematic Investing Study, based on the views of 131 institutional ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... agreement creates a pathway for Indian CFP aspirants to gain Australian financial planning qualifications, including units of study that meet local legislative standards. Abood said this partnership will pave the way for financial professionals to move ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... important theme with the contributions of both private and public markets across the investment spectrum highlighted." The study found that macroeconomic risks, such as higher than expected inflation or a slowdown in growth (65%), central bank policies ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... a non-stop military operation that happens to run a national government." What is it good for? Another Brown University study found the Pentagon spent US$14 trillion on the war in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021, sparked by the September 11 attacks. ...

Trust in advisers reaches new high: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... split across guidance provided on asset allocation (1.1%), behavioural coaching (3.3%), and tax planning (1.3%). FAAA's study also debunks the myth that financial advice is solely for the rich. At his own practice, Globe Financial Planning, FAAA ...

ETFs preferred vehicles for Aussie, US advisers: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... intend to increase their allocation to these strategies over the next 12 months - the highest for any vehicle surveyed in the study. In the same vein as Australian financial advisers, cost advantages are driving 85% of US advisers to ETFs. Tax efficiencies ...

Aged care costs begin to worry older Aussies

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... advice in relation to aged care costs, new research from Challenger and National Seniors Australia shows. According to the study, calculating aged care costs has become a dominant concern for older Australians, with 60% of survey respondents saying they ...