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Praemium unveils Spectrum for HNWs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
Financial advisers now have access to a suite of solutions specifically tailored to high-net-worth (HNW) clients, known as Praemium Spectrum. Users can access a range of comprehensive assets, tools, and capabilities to better facilitate holistic wealth ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... found labour productivity fell 0.8% across the economy in the June quarter, marking a return to the weak productivity growth trend of the five years leading up to the pandemic. "During the pandemic, aggregate productivity rose but then fell as restrictions ...

ETFs preferred vehicles for Aussie, US advisers: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... ETFs on the back of changing portfolio strategies. Nearly half (49%) increased their weightings as ETFs are cheaper. This trend is echoed globally, as ISS Market Intelligence's Adviser Pulse survey reveals ETFs have become the preferred vehicle for ...

Acadian, Yarra among most commonly used external managers by super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... tendency to favour Australian assets has decreased. However, there is a wide dispersion on a fund-by-fund level and no clear trend by fund size. It said this is despite larger funds now dominating local asset classes, where they're likelier to face capacity ...

Inflation debate: Albo says rebates will keep inflation down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the official inflation figures released this week were only lower due to government rebates, despite what the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data found. Doing the media rounds this morning ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2024 - down from 3.5% in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... months, it's more two-, three- or five-year cycles," Jacques said. "So, what we need to look at is not just, 'what is the trend?', but also 'what is the opportunity?'." Jacques said there is an increased correlation between equity and bond markets, which ...

Advisers reveal hurdles preventing SMA adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of model portfolios EMEA and APAC Kathleen Gallagher revealed the main concerns financial advisers have with employing managed accounts in their business, at the 2024 Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. ...

Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... seeing 1197 accounts shutting down in FY24 (missing Q4 data), comparing to 12,436 in the previous year. Steele said the trend could prove opportunistic for advisers. "While advice accessibility is a challenge, improving productivity for financial professionals ...

TelstraSuper picks Equip for merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
After announcing earlier this year that it was open to a merger, TelstraSuper will now explore a 'merger of equals' with Equip Super. In May of this year, and after 30 years in operation, TelstraSuper announced it was on the hunt for a merger ...