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Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... and nearly half - 46.4% of private sector jobs - recorded a change in their hourly wage rate this quarter compared to around one third (33.9%) in the same quarter in 2021, ABS reported. This has obvious financial implications for companies, but also ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... Meanwhile, paraplanning contractors typically charge $51 to $80 per hour (45.1%) but 21.6% of them charge $81 to $100 per hour. One of the key issues facing paraplanning at the moment is the Quality of Advice Review and its draft proposals regarding ...

Paraplanners happy to stay put: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... additional education at a late stage of their career. "I have never had the desire to be an adviser - it just isn't for me," one respondent said. "I prefer the technical side of financial planning and get more satisfaction from writing high quality ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... accountant. Financial advisers were also preferred over employers as a source of information by a factor of more than five to one. Fidelity head of client solutions and retirement Richard Dinham said pre-retirees are increasingly recognising the value ...

Income matters in 2023: Talaria

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... towards falling profitability into the second half of 2023, which will negatively impact markets," Selby-Smith explained. "One of the keys to wealth creation is holding on to as much of it as possible in down markets so that capital can then work for ...

Pensioner work bonus top of mind for advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... deadline) to use the additional $4000 in their bank account. "While the increase to the work bonus income bank is a welcome one for many clients, how it actually works across the current financial year, and the next one, is resulting in queries from ...

Apex Group wins fund admin mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... Group has been picked by Capital Prudential to provide fund administration, loan administration and compliance services to one of the non-bank financial institution's offerings. In supporting the Capital Prudential Real Estate Master Trust, Apex ...

SWFs shrink for first time ever: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
It's no surprise that 2022 was one of the most difficult years for State-Owned Investors (SOIs) in recent history, shrinking in value for the first time ever. Total value of the sector dropped by a total of US$1 trillion, according to Global SWF. Similarly ...

US inflation hits one-year low

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the US dropped 0.1% in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation in the US has risen 6.5% over the past year, but the latest data also shows a cooling trend for the sixth consecutive month. US ...

APAC outperforms despite global sustainable finance retreat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... in 2022, Tan said. "Investors and stakeholders are looking at companies through the ESG lens," she said. "That is becoming one of the barometers for any business that they're looking into acquiring. ESG aspects have become entrenched into the aspect ...