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AI use limited but take up rises among advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... storage and sharing services in their operations. While take up was stable year in year, it has been on a steady upward trend from 74% since 2020.

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
As the countdown begins to one of the most contentious election cycles in US history, experts are weighing in on how either a Republican or Democratic win may impact markets. US shares were lower on Monday (local time) ahead of the election, as polls ...

Licensees pay $92m in compensation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
ASIC has released its third publication on information lodged under the reportable situations regime. The publication provides high-level insights into reporting trends from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, and covers licensee population reporting, breach ...

BlackRock partners to build $1.5bn life sciences platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
BlackRock and Wentworth Capital have joined forces to acquire two life sciences seed assets as part of a plan to build a $1.5 billion platform. BlackRock, through its real estate division, and Wentworth Capital have acquired two assets in Sydney to ...

Super complaints rise in FY24: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... education standards and increased professionalism within the industry, leading to fewer disputes." Despite the overall downward trend in advice complaints, inappropriate advice was the most complained about issue, accounting for 706 complaints (20% of ...

UBS terminates Future Leaders small cap fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
UBS has pulled the plug on its Future Leaders Global Small Companies Fund, less than two years after its Australian launch. The fund, which was an actively managed global strategy of 40 to 60 small cap "future leader" stocks, designed to provide investors ...

UniSuper offers plenty to like, says Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... strong returns moving forward. While acknowledging the ASX's recent outperformance of the S&P500, he was sceptical about that trend continuing. Broader governance also remains a strong point, having assembled a highly credible board and investment committee ...

Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... underperforming over one and three years respectively. Those who manage mid- and small-cap Australian equities bucked the trend. Only 56% underperformed over a 15-year period. In the short term, only 25% and 54% underperformed over one and three years. ...

Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... Australia's strong population growth underscores strong economic activity, particularly for an advanced economy. "Currently, our trend employment growth rate of 1.9% is more than twice that of the global average and US rates of 0.8%. This supports a ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... for active managers. "Equity markets this year have been dominated by a small number of companies. This has been a global trend, but has been particularly pronounced in the US, with the technology and AI phenomenon very powerful in that market. Since ...