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Online investor numbers dip as cost-of-living bites

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... Investing Report has cited cost of living pressures as cause for the decline in online investing this year. Based on a survey of 22,324 investors and traders conducted from April to May, found about 1.28 million Australians placed trades on shares or ...

CFOs look to hire in second half: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... more, only 8% of chief financial officers foresee hiring freezes in the next six months. When it comes to the states, the survey found Western Australian businesses have slightly greater hiring ambitions than those in other Australian states, with 44% ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... have fallen victim to cyber breaches, most notably NGS Super. According to MinterEllison's 2023 Cyber Risk Report, 82% of survey respondents from the financial services sector ranked cyber risk among their top five priorities. However, only half of respondents ...

Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... strategists are feeling more confident that a recession won't take place in the second half, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM). The survey, conducted at the end of June, included the insights of 32 market strategists ...

Advisers service 120 clients on average

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... looking for and offer an appropriate solution that's going to best help them and their clients, Guiamatsia said. The survey also captured how financial advisers are embracing generative artificial intelligence technology. Some 44% of advisers expect ...

Time to diversify global alts allocations: Telfer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... need for a 'boots on the ground' approach. However, global diversification is very important, she said. "When we survey investors globally, we hear again and again that tension in geopolitics is the number one concern," she explained. "Also ...

Wealth management ecosystem at critical inflection point: Citi

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... private banks should focus on transforming their operational, technology and service models," the report said. Highlighting survey participants' preferred technology development strategy, 75% reported that they prefer to work with external parties. Though ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... ESG integration can be used to gain competitive advantage, according to Prequin. The investment data company's latest survey of limited partners featured in Preqin's ESG in Alternatives 2023 report revealed that there is no clear consensus on ...

CFA exam results begin to normalise

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... candidates realise their career aspirations and potential." Last month, the CFA Institute's Graduates Outlook 2023 survey found 75% of local university graduates are confident in their career prospects, up 10% from 2021. Among those most confident ...

FY23 farewells 700 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... advice profession during the year, registering for the first time on ASIC's database. Despite the bleak figures, a recent survey of 122 advice practices found that adviser profitability is rising. On average, revenue jumped from $1.1 million in 2021 ...