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Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... services and insurance sectors saw a 3.6% annual wage increase. "Private wages tend to be more reflective of market conditions though: private wages growth rate has cooled for four consecutive quarters and is now at the lowest pace since December 2021. ...

Custody assets exceed $5tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... Clearstream also saw its total decline, down 6.8% to $108 billion. Its local assets under custody dropped $14.4% to $97 billion, though this was offset in part by a 323% increase in offshore assets, which came in at $11 billion. Naturally, NAB Asset ...

How many advisers will Australia have in 2044?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... has an impact on the volume of funds under advice," Rainmaker said. Managed accounts and ETPs are also growing rapidly, though volumes at this stage are only minor in market-wide terms. "This leads to a conundrum: while financial advisers are strategically ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... former Rainmaker Information research director Alex Dunnin sings the praises of the equal representation trustee model, though stresses that this doesn't mean it shouldn't ever change. "Bringing in directors who are independent makes a lot of ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... economy. "Australian and global businesses have already realised the financial strengths of protecting the environment though many politicians have been a slow to realise the global reality. Businesses are filling the gap and leading Australia into a ...

Australia sees jump in zombie companies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... liquidators have adopted a simplified liquidation process when winding up companies with debts not exceeding $1 million, even though liquidations may be eligible. The ASIC report found that adopting a simplified liquidation process was uncommon, despite ...

Asset management brand power a 'critical differentiator': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
In an ultra-competitive asset management industry, a firm's brand is a critical differentiator in gaining the trust of financial advisers, according to ISS Market Intelligence research. Having surveyed more than 900 advisers, asking for their opinions ...

RBA on hold: Experts split on 2024 cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at its August board meeting. RBA governor Michele Bullock said the case for an interest rate cut in the near-term was not a likely scenario. "Based on what I know today and what ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... we want to change it all," Howarth said. "You wouldn't see any deep changes in a negative way in relation to super." Though he indicated his intention to abolish the possible Division 296 Tax, scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2025, which seeks ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Australia's ability to control inflation looks more challenging and intractable as there is a good chance the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could increase interest rates in August, an economic expert says. According to GSFM investment strategist ...