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CFA exam results improve

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
The CFA Institute has released its latest exam results, with a promising pass rate of 38% for its Level 1 exam. Of the more than 19,000 candidates worldwide who sat the exam in May this year, a total of 7315 passed. These results are a slight improvement ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... "specific reference to ESG risk as a material investment risk to be considered at both the idiosyncratic and market-wide level". Under SPS 530, RSE licensees must manage and monitor all identified sources of investment risk and APRA said it is of the ...

Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
Labour costs have played an insignificant role in the recent increase in inflation, according to an Australia Institute analysis. While a plethora of market commentary has expressed concern that aggressive wage growth will elevate inflation levels ...

Netwealth reports record inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
Netwealth's annual net inflows increased 32% from the prior year to $13 billion, according to its June 2022 quarterly business update to the ASX. The platform and investments business realised funds under administration (FUA) net inflows of $2.7 billion ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, the lowest level since 1974, and near-record inflation hasn't subsided, leading experts to believe that aggressive rate hikes will continue. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed the number of ...

Lendlease in luxury Circular Quay tower JV

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... will be developed by both parties while Lendlease will oversee construction. The development is expected to comprise a 59-level luxury residential tower, designed by the late award-winning Australian architect Kerry Hill. A second tower will be developed ...

Hostplus links returns to active approach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... volatility, during the low-interest rate period." "Equity and bond markets have, independently, delivered negative returns at a level that we have not seen since the GFC." Instead, Hostplus chose to invest in mid-range defensive assets like infrastructure ...

BetaShares grows team amid increased demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... he said. "The added depth of management responsibility within our client service team will ensure we maintain the highest level of customer service by enabling us to continue to respond to their needs in the most efficient way possible. Further, these ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... inflation has surged 9.1% over the last year, shooting up a torrid 1.3% in June alone. While inflation has surged to its highest level in 41 years, US president Joe Biden said the CPI data doesn't reflect the full impact of nearly 30 days of decreases ...

ETF flows up despite volatility: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... Australia's head of ETF capital markets Asia Pacific Minh Tieu said: "The fall in industry AUM is no surprise given the level of volatility plaguing global markets this year, but we're encouraged to see net inflows are still positive - a sign that most ...