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Adviser profits up despite client loss: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
Financial advisers may have lost nearly 18% of their client books because of fee increases in the last financial year but are reporting higher profit margins, a new Investment Trends analysis shows. Advisers went from servicing 120 clients on average ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... during steep market downturns while maintaining low holding costs to reduce the impact on performance in stable markets; "Trend" following strategies across equities, bonds, FX, and commodities, that can offer positive returns in both rising and falling ...

Trend among young Aussies highlights need for affordable advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... that young Australians are increasingly relying on social media for financial advice. ASFA said a major concern with this trend is the growing risk of falling victim to financial cybercrime. "We commissioned this research to better understand where people ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
Financial advisers are poised to generate $2.1 billion in new revenue over the next five years and add nearly 500,000 clients to their books if they are proactive in managing seven key factors, Deloitte Access Economics says. Despite the enormous regulatory ...

SMSFs thrive amid ATO compliance complications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
The average adviser today is managing more clients than a year ago, resulting in a ratio of around 20 self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients per SMSF specialists, Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia told the SMSF Association Technical ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Investors are preparing for some market turbulence in the US after President Joe Biden pulled out of the race for President against Donald Trump. American Century chief investment officer Rich Weiss said Biden's decision to withdraw as the Democratic ...

Household income buoyed by property investments: CBA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... house yields increase from 2.81% (0-10km) to 4.13% (20-30km) and unit yields from 4.92% to 5.55%. Perth exhibits a similar trend, with house yields rising from 3.38% to 4.70% and unit yields from 5.55% to 6.34%," Mortlock said. Mortlock suggests the ...

Consultation opens on tax practitioners' registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Treasury has opened consultation on reforming the registration framework for tax practitioners, reviewing the key areas of education, qualification, and experience requirements. The consultation is part of the government's response to the PwC tax ...

Young, bullish online investors drive trading: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Online investors are getting younger and bet heavily on global stocks, helping fuel the share market to record highs, according to a new survey. The latest Investment Trends Online Investing Report finds that Zoomers (18- to 24-year-olds) and Millennials ...

SSGA expands risk-based ETF model portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has announced the expansion of its State Street risk-based ETF model portfolios to include a new High Growth investment option. The High Growth model will be available to financial advisers on the Praemium, HUB24 ...