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Job market strong despite looming recession: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... staff through the door to meet surging demand for their skills, now they are making less 'panic hires' and shifting their focus on boosting the productivity of their existing employees." At the same time as 'right-sizing' their businesses, heavy goal ...

BlackRock rethinks fundamental equities, PMs depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... both close. Meanwhile, the $249 million BlackRock High Conviction Australian Equity Fund will be aligned to Pendal Group's 'Focus' strategy under a new arrangement with the fund manager. "Existing clients in the fund will benefit from a broader Australian ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... employer plans will make traditional advisory firms ask, 'how can I differentiate'? To stay in the game, they will have to focus on innovation - particularly with respect to lifetime income."

CBRE Investment Management appoints APAC research lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... Padilla to the role of APAC head of research. Padilla recently served as senior director within the APAC research team, with a focus on Pacific markets. She joined CBRE Investment Management in 2010 in Los Angeles, working as a director in the global ...

Bennelong picks new global chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... growing assets under management and advice from around $5 billion in 2014 to more than $15 billion at 31 December 2022. "Our focus remains unwavering, to grow our boutique businesses and deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients," he conclud ...

Adviser salaries to jump in 2023: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... firms with proper structures in place. "So having client services officers and paraplanners who can support them while they focus on the clients, as opposed to having their focus be taken up by managing compliance issues or managing the admin side and ...

Business leaders optimistic in face of inflation

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... increased costs onto consumers, with 83% saying they are likely to continue increasing prices. In 2023, business leaders will focus on the importance of corporate responsibility factors, citing social (57%) and environmental (51%) factors, and diversity ...

FSC releases claims handling standard for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released an enforceable standard for handling group life insurance claims in superannuation. The FSC's new standard replaces existing voluntary guidance and sets a minimum level of service that consumers can ...

GQG reports strong inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... MSCI EM, have fallen around 20%. While GQG's share price has fallen in recent times, Abernethy commented that the funds focus continues to be delivering alpha to clients. "The surest way we can succeed for our shareholders, is delivering the best ...

BlackRock appoints APAC head of wealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... banking and private banking clients in the region have grown significantly over the last two years, powered by our sharp focus on whole portfolios to help their end clients achieve greater resilience."