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Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... a major deal-breaker in retaining and attracting staff as the financial services industry navigates operating in a post-COVID environment. Speaking on a panel for International Women's Day yesterday, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... this was felt, it pales in comparison to the -27% for Australian equities and -13% in international equities seen in the COVID-induced correction of early 2020. However, this time was different because of how large the spread in returns between value ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... BlackRock Australia's head of fixed income Craig Vardy said locally, he remains quite bullish from a growth standpoint. "COVID is now in our rear vision mirror," Vardy said. "We've got support from strong commodity prices and energy in general ...

Member contributions lift super assets to $3.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... assets grew 14% to $3.47 trillion year on year. Member contributions jumped a whopping 59% or $36.4 billion as a function of COVID-19-induced activities, such as the booming amount of cash Australians have saved up during lockdowns, border closures and ...

More UHNWIs than ever: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... collectables, equivalent to at least $5 million per year. Surprisingly, global private jet activity took off in 2021, surpassing pre-COVID levels, with many UHNW Australian's entering the private aviation sector for the first time. As the leading hub ...

ISPT chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... delivered sustained risk-adjusted returns for our investors, but successfully navigated the GFC and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic," she said. "Daryl understands the property market intimately and this has allowed ISPT to anticipate obstacles ...

Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... planning and CFP certification worldwide," FPSB chief executive Noel Maye said. "We're pleased to report that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, momentum in the global growth of CFP professionals remains strong, and is increasing."

SMSF sector grows 11%: ATO stats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
The latest annual figures from the ATO show the SMSF sector bounced back from the horrors of COVID-19 to add $80 billion in the year to 30 June 2021. Releasing data today, the ATO said total assets in SMSFs hit $822 billion at 30 June 2021. This is ...

Big tech, interest rates dominate reporting season

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... growing 256% year on year as a result of the pandemic. The consequences of unprecedented economic stimulus in response to COVID-19 are now becoming apparent, Hughes said, leading to distorted supply and demand dynamics pushing up prices and causing confusion ...

What fund selectors want: Natixis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... most concerned about supply chain disruption, 45% said less supportive central bank policy is their main concern, 40% cited COVID-19 variants, 39% are most concerned about US/China relations and 24% are worried about economic growth. The analysis also ...