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Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... Further, the number of financial advisers in Australia has declined from 26,500 to 16,671 from 2019 to 2022, according to research from Rainmaker Information, noted the JAWG. "Urgent action is needed, the government has a rare opportunity to deliver ...

CareSuper appoints head of equities

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... has left to join CareSuper as head of equities. Wong has extensive experience in portfolio management and investment research, and he will have responsibility for the fund's Australian and global equity portfolios. Before his career with the Victorian ...

Charter Hall acquires stake in healthcare facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... social infrastructure REIT (CQE) has purchased a 49.9% interest for $66.9 million in newly constructed healthcare, medical research, education, and training facility, Innovation Quarter (iQ). CQE has funded the acquisition of iQ through the full divestment ...

HUB24 appoints chief people officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... change management programs. Earlier on in her career, she worked in human resources management for Suncorp and market research company Ipsos. HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock said its people are critical to the ongoing success of the platform provider. ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... Australian investors are far less concerned about the current market volatility than our global counterparts, according to new research by State Street Global Advisors. The ETF Impact Investment Survey, which was conducted by the firm in November and ...

Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... hands of the skill shortage crisis in 2023, with 70% of employers stating the lack of talent will cost them. According to research conducted by specialised recruiter Robert Half, the recent 3.5% unemployment rate that circles dangerously close to a 50-year ...

ACCC blitzes social media influencers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... have shunned "finfluencers" for expert advice on products. Most investors (72%) don't use social media for investment research and only 24% support the use of finfluencers to recommend products, the survey said. Moreover, investors who use social media ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... credits/offsets and the physical impacts of climate change make up the largest proportion of overall mentions, said UBS head of ESG research, Australia Camille Wynter. Biodiversity and the TNFD also featured in discussions in 2022. Integration of biodiversity-related ...

Capital Group kicks off succession plan

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... investment officer, while Jody Jonsson will become vice chair, as well as continuing her role as president of Capital Research Management Company (CRMC) and chair of the CRMC executive committee. The new senior leaders will work with other members of ...

Superannuation objective: Australians want retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
Financial Services Council (FSC) research found Australian's support legislating an objective for super that focuses on delivering retirement income. A focus group study conducted by CT Group revealed Australian consumers' awareness, understanding ...