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abrdn loses global chief economist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... for 10 years, first appointed in March 2013. In 2018, he took on the additional responsibility of leading the group's research institute. In a statement to Financial Standard, abrdn said Lawson's decision was due to personal circumstances. Prior to joining ...

Invest Blue trials nine-day fortnight for advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... of work to do so, intuitively, it doesn't make sense to compress the week and give people every second Friday off, but research shows that this approach can lift productivity while increasing employee satisfaction," she said.

Gender lens approach wins: Steed

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... at KPMG's International Women's Day event in Sydney yesterday, Steed said her view is backed by a growing catalogue of research. "At Melior, we aim to achieve a dual objective, so we're looking to deliver competitive returns outperforming the ASX 300 ...

US fund manager sets up Sydney shop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... markets strategies to private wealth, family office, and wholesale clients. Thomas has also previously served as head of research and strategic accounts for GSFM. Adams Street said Thomas will leverage his existing relationships in the wholesale market ...

Unpopular funds garner higher returns: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... consisted of 94 international equities products, including unit trusts and ETPs. Of these, 111 had net inflows over the research period and 83 were in net outflows. The average time-weighted rate of return was similar across the three fund flow conditions ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... play in the country's socio-economic future. FS Sustainability has worked with ISS ESG, a leading ESG rating and research company, to make sure that people nominated are employed at companies that meet minimum ESG criteria. It is not mandatory to ...

Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
New life insurance research shows that women who make cancer-related claims tend to be younger than men. A MetLife study found that females making cancer-related claims in the areas of death, income protection, terminal illness, TPD and trauma are younger ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... are able to implement more DEI policies and initiatives, given increased resourcing and often larger talent pools," the research states. "While this may be true in some aspects, we have tested whether this translates into greater diversity overall - ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
If a male and female customer, each experiencing the same car troubles, take their vehicles for repairs to the same mechanic, who is more likely to get ripped off? That a woman will end up paying more is a tired cliché that continues to play out in ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... majority of trustees are women. The sample represents $450 billion in funds under management. Using data to June 2022, the research, spearheaded by research manager Pooja Antil, found that over three years the funds outperformed by 0.25 percentage points ...