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Global manager receives makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... portfolio research and analytics of its Portfolio Research and Consulting Group. It will also provide clients with market trend analysis and forecasting for an in-depth understanding of the intersection between investor sentiment and decision-making. ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
Financial services retains the notorious crown as the industry with the highest gender pay gap, the latest report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows. Financial services and insurance employers reported the largest gap of 31.9% between male ...

RG97 to shine a light on passive strategies: Aberdeen Standard

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... They can't be seen to be selling a product that is too expensive, regardless of the net return. "All that leads to is a trend away from performance towards the median. And at the end of the day, the median is mediocrity," Campbell said.

Where in the cycle is Australia?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... spending. Needless to say, full-timers' incomes are more "permanent" than part-timers. More permanent perhaps, but given the trend in wages growth, it's more permanently stuck in the go slow lane. Worse, it's just enough to offset even low inflation ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... month but this is only thanks to the dip in the participation rate to 65.1% from 65.2% over the same period. Worse, the trend in the monthly employment change (which is supposed to be our friend) has slowed for the fifth straight month to 20k in October ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... 23% of mid-level staff and only 11% of senior roles. Within institutional investment firms, the numbers follow a similar trend across all regions, with women strongly represented in junior roles than executive positions. In Australia, 18% of the total ...

The next generation of bancassurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
One may think the continuing trend of banks offloading their insurance and wealth management businesses signals the end of the bancassurance model but there is life in it yet, according to IOOF's Renato Mota. In a recent blog post Mota said the traditional ...

Wealth, insurance arms hit banks' earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... by 2498 to 159,028, indicating a shift in the composition of the workforce toward digital and contract labour. This is a trend KPMG expects to continue across FY18 by way of increased spend on technology and restructuring initiatives. KPMG noted robotics ...

Former HUB24 executive joins global data provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
A former head of business development at HUB24 joined a global investment data and analytics firm. John Rowley, who led HUB24's business development and marketing strategy between 2011 and 2013, is now vice president - business development, Australia ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... shows smart beta was outshone by ESG which is becoming increasingly relevant outside of the traditional developed markets; a trend further driven by resurged interest in emerging markets. Of all new equity manager selection projects over the past 12 ...