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The boomer boom is over: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... years for women)." The report found that the decline and exit of the Boomers from the workforce means that for the first time in its history, the superannuation system is going to see retirement phase withdrawals coming from its largest accounts. Those ...

ASIC releases May exam pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... similar results of 195 candidates and a 67% pass rate. Nearly three quarters of the candidates sat the May exam for the first time. To date, 20,570 candidates have sat the exam. The majority (92%) who sat the exam have passed, demonstrating they have ...

King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... professional roles - many have done both. They are all inspiring and their service is valued by us all." Notably, for the first time since the Order of Australia was established in 1975, the majority of recipients in the General Division were women. ...

UBS completes landmark Credit Suisse acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... this crucial transaction in less than three months, bringing together two global systemically important banks for the first time. We are now one Swiss global firm and, together, we are stronger," said UBS Group chair Colm Kelleher. "As we start to operate ...

Treasury mandates APRA consider climate risks in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... expectations for APRA which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is explicit in requiring the regulator to consider risks related to climate change as part of its ...

Spaceship told to cease super, funds distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... Spaceship Earth Portfolio, Spaceship Origin Portfolio, Spaceship Universe Portfolio, and Spaceship Super - marking the first time a super fund has been penalised with stop orders under the Design and Distribution Obligations. The orders were served on ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... the American people." Biden reinforced that the agreement prevents the "worst possible crisis." "A default for the first time in our nation's history, economic recession, retirement accounts devastated, millions of jobs lost. It also protects key ...

Investors flock to conservative ETFs: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... clients are asking about and also in the data around the types of ETFs people are investing in," he explained. "For the first time, over the last 12 months, more conservative ETFs are seeing much bigger inflows. So, cash ETFs and fixed interest ETFs ...

Betashares previews NZ PIE fund offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... Quality Leaders Fund, and the Betashares Australian Investment Grade Coprorate Bond Fund (NZD hedged). It marks the first time the fund manager will have launched investment solutions outside of Australia and follows its 2021 decision to set up a local ...

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
For the first time under a Labor government, Fitch has handed down a AAA rating to the May budget. In a statement, Fitch applauded the government for its spending restraint and said the nation's public finances had outperformed expectations. "The commitment ...