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Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Superannuation funds have been heavily reliant on equities for the last decade compared to their global peers, a new study reveals. The latest study by Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute finds that Australia's superannuation funds continue ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... passed on to their grandchildren," he said. The fourth megatrend is around technological transformation. "Zapier did a recent study and found that 94% of workers say they perform repetitive, time-consuming tasks in their role, tasks that are ripe for ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... after spending the second half of 2023 studying a Master of Science (Public Policy and Management) in the US. Before the study break, she worked at Duxton Capital in the ESG team, where she led the development and implementation of strategy across listed ...

Colonial First State launches new offering to advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... launching through CFS 10X will give advisers access to peer benchmarking, insights and solutions from an industry-wide research study into practice management and productivity," he said. In partnership with CFS 10X, Elixir Consulting recently conducted ...

Super funds lack data for effective retirement assistance: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Super funds lack crucial data on members' retirement income certainty preferences, hindering effective retirement assistance and compliance with Retirement Income Covenant obligations, research by Capital Preferences and Challenger reveals. The survey ...

Family offices struggling to recruit: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... are finding it difficult to recruit legal and compliance staff, new research by Ocorian reveals. Ocorian's latest global study, which surveyed 301 senior executives, including 50 family office investment managers in November last year, found that 70% ...

Family offices embrace outsourcing: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... Family offices across the globe are increasingly outsourcing more functions, new research from Ocorian suggests. The global study, which surveyed 301 senior executives including 50 family office investment managers in November 2023, found a staggering ...

Family offices love software: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
Family offices across the globe are increasing their investments in computer software and services, a PwC study reveals. The 2023 PwC Family Office Deals Study, which analyses the direct, real estate and start-up investments of 7500 family offices around ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... will maximise the benefit to you from earlier studies and increase your likelihood of success in terms of retaining the study material." He suggested candidates make full use of the study tools offered by the CFA Institute and connect with mentors and ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold the cash rate in February, according to the latest Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey. The study, which surveyed 19 experts and economists, also found that half (40%) of respondents don't expect the RBA to start cutting ...