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High-performing firms reveal strategies behind success

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... ability to operate strategically with discipline and help advisers focus on servicing clients' needs, a new analysis shows. A study by Macquarie Business Banking and Business Health, which surveyed 312 financial advice practices ranging from aligned ...

CFA final exam pass rate declines

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... continues to be in line with recent pass rate trends. "I congratulate everyone who passed, many of whom faced disrupted study schedules through unprecedented times along the three-exam journey," Wiese said. "For candidates who did not make the cut this ...

Internal teams gain decision-making power: Frontier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... more direct engagement with managers than may have previously occurred. With that in mind, an interesting finding from the study shows there has been a rise in negative sentiment among fund managers in regard to internal teams. In 2014, about 12% of ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Australia's retirement system has received a B+ grade in a study of nearly 50 nations, with the lack of a compulsory retirement income stream being what holds it back. The latest Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index sees Australia placed fifth ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... menstrual leave may be one of the missing links to drive down the gender pay gap," Angrisano said. Citing findings from the UK study the FSU's survey is based on, Angrisano said one in four finance workers who suffer from menopausal symptoms choose ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
While the vast majority of fintechs fail, a new study from the University of New South Wales finds that their success rate is closely linked to the founder's personality. After using artificial intelligence to analyse the Twitter profiles of 21,000 ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
According to a study by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, having a face only a mother could love pays off in funds management, as unattractive fundies outperform their good-looking peers. In the first economics study to employ a deep learning model to ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... providing a list of OHCHR's list of businesses operating in settlements in the OPT is highlighted in the toolkit and a case study that refers to the Palestinian territories, Parker explained.

Super tax change to impact SMSF members: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... glimpse of the potential impact of the proposed tax change on the SMSF sector. Commenting on the release of the research study, University of Adelaide Professor Ralf Zurbruegg said the liquidity stress has been exacerbated by the inclusion of unrealised ...

Aussies largely unsure of legacy plan: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... research from Generation Life (Gen Life). In June, Gen Life commissioned global research company Censuswide to conduct a study of 2000 adult Australian consumers to gain both quantitative and qualitative insights into what legacy means to them, their ...