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Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces and cost of living support, including a cut to the fuel excise. The deficit for 2022-23 is expected to be $78 billion, 3.4% of GDP. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the fuel excise ...

Adviser numbers close in on 17k

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... Charter FP with 375. There are currently about 13,821 active risk advisers. Compared to three years ago, however, this population has dropped by 27% when there were 18,882 risk advisers.

GIC bolsters Australian real estate JV

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... billion development pipeline in Australia and New Zealand, we will continue to focus on servicing demand in areas of population growth, or where there is material under-servicing of critical facilities to local communities across Australia," he said. ...

EQT buys Stockland Retirement Living for $987m

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... supporting its ability to continue to develop and operate high-quality retirement villages. "With an aging Australian population and increased focus on enabling Australians to age in place, we are excited to have the opportunity to use our significant ...

New digital asset fund launched

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... 2026." Smythe added that digital assets represent an incredible opportunity for investors. "Thirty percent of the global population do not have access to a bank account, yet most have phones. Which means people now have access to a financial system that ...

Aussie CFPs move toward 5000

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... growing proportionally and now make up 55% of our practitioner members," she said. On a global scale, the total CFP population grew by 5.5% year on year to 203,312, hitting past the 200,000 milestone. This rate of growth also doubles the 2.5% recorded ...

CFA Institute says focus on culture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... management industry as a whole." The report found that investment professionals value being rich less than the general population and value doing good for the benefit of society more. "The fact that investment professionals prioritise impact and purpose ...

Advice industry loses 800 over New Year period

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The exit of 807 advisers during the Christmas and New Year break leaves the total population close to dipping below the 18,000 mark. There are currently 18,015 practising financial advisers left, according to Rainmaker's modelling of the ASIC Financial ...

Dramatic growth in non-aligned advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... make up the top three super advice segment During the period, only 84 advisers joined the industry, bringing the total population to 18,779 - a figure not seen since June 2015. All in all, a net total of 2302 advisers exited the industry in 2021, while ...

Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
The hunt for yield has prompted investors to turn to new asset classes within the alternatives sector, according to Preqin. Disappointing returns from traditional assets such as office, retail and industrial have also forced investors to look to other ...