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Adviser pay, incentives disparity revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Experienced financial advisers working across major cities are earning as much as $150,000 per year, significantly more than their counterparts in smaller and regional hubs. According to consulting firm Business Health, which canvassed nearly 100 advice ...

QIC inks PRP, TEEG deals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... entertainment sector exposures sitting alongside existing investments in the technology, consumer staples and non-bank financial services sectors," he said. "These latest deals are a prime illustration of the high quality, appealing yields we believe ...

Jameson TTB, ANZ partner to deliver housing project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... "There is an undersupply of adequate specialist disability housing, and the sector has largely been underfunded, with few financial institutions investing in this space," he explained. "It is great to be working with ANZ again. Our shared values and ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
Superannuation funds could soon break free from the shackles of intra-fund advice but financial advisers aren't happy about it. The Quality of Advice Review proposal (QAR) sitting before Treasury would give super funds the green light to provide ...

CPA calls for regulatory reforms for NFPs, charities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... capability- their existing professional advisors. "We recommend that this budget funds a program that provides direct financial incentives to small businesses and NFPs to access advice from their adviser of choice," it said. "...The value to the economy ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... showed that topics including greenwashing, green finance, nature-based solutions and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) increasing from "a base of close to zero mentions in 2018." Climate change related topics such as renewable ...

Capital Group kicks off succession plan

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... confident the next leadership group will continue to deliver on our mission, helping people achieve their long-term financial goals." Lovelace, who will continue with Capital Group as a portfolio manager, said that over the decades, Capital Group has ...

Global X to launch Covered Call ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
Global X will soon roll out the local market's first fully systematic, index tracking covered call products. To be launched on the ASX, the three new strategies are intended to provide investors with income at a time when both equity and bond markets ...

Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... spending choices, says Challenger. A new report, entitled Innovations to manage inflation risks, highlights the need for financial advisers to consider the impacts of rising inflation as they explore retirement income solutions for their clients. Challenger ...

Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... wage rate this quarter compared to around one third (33.9%) in the same quarter in 2021, ABS reported. This has obvious financial implications for companies, but also plays into the S of ESG. "Traditionally, when people think of industrial relations ...