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Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The life insurance industry has emerged as a key driver of global economic growth, new research shows. The latest MetLife Value of Life Insurance report aims to increase customer engagement and noted life insurance provides stable, long-term investment ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
New research from the University of South Australia has revealed that the younger generation wants their parents to enjoy their retirement, and they don't feel owed an inheritance. It turns out, the younger generation are not particularly money hungry ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... board positions in ASX 200 companies has increased but there is still a way to go with women holding chair roles, new research shows. The latest data from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) revealed women now make up 33.6% (as at 31 ...

Adviser ETF use grows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... advisers have increased their adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as demand for access to specific markets surges, new research shows. The latest BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report revealed 75% of Australian advisers are now using ETFs in client ...

Australia among the richest nations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
The nation's wealth gap continues to widen as new research suggests Australia is among the richest in the world, rising up the ranks to record one of the largest gains in wealth in 2020. Credit Suisse's latest Global Wealth report saw Australia ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... private equity and venture capital firms' assets reached a record high of $18.4 billion (US$14bn), according to new research. The Alternative Assets in Asia-Pacific report compiled by Preqin saw a 20% jump in the total capital raised by Australia-focused ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... for preventing and responding to sexual harassment but it remains unclear who in the company holds accountability, new research shows. The report, Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces that work for everyone, was undertaken by the Australian ...

Mergers push member positivity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... merger activity in the superannuation sector is received positively by members but engagement is still underwhelming, new research shows. The latest Investment Trends Super Member Engagement Report showed nearly a third of members see merging with a ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... the last year after showing stellar results through the pandemic but performance over the long term is lacklustre, new research shows. Morningstar's latest Global Thematic Funds Landscape Report revealed assets in thematic funds in Australia grew 160% ...

Rich investors not worried about low rates: Citi

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
New research from Citi says Australian high-net-worth investors are optimistic despite low interest rates. The research shows only 1% of HNWs were negative about the economic outlook, while 49% were positive and 40% were neutral. More than half (54%) ...