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Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... robust wages growth. Full-time adult average weekly total earnings for women jumped 4.6% over the year to May 2023, well above growth in male average weekly earnings of 3.6%." Further, ABS data showed a seasonally adjusted 3.84 million women in full-time ...

Global wealth to rise 38% by 2027: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... average annual wealth growth of 11.7% in low-income countries and 10.7% in middle-income countries. This is significantly above the annual wealth growth of the 4.5% UBS estimates for high-income nations. More than half of all UHNWIs currently reside ...

APIR reports surge in new financial products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... executive Chris Donohoe, while product registrations were slightly down from the previous year's record number, it was 34.2% above the rolling four-year average. Managed investment products comprised the most registrations, accounting for 70.4%. This ...

ASIC looking to send message with eToro action

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... obligations laws by not having in place an appropriate or adequate target market determination for CFDs - which, as noted above, are high-risk, complex and volatile," she said. She said ASIC identifies DDO as an enforcement priority. "We proactively ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... non-market weight indexes, particularly ESG/SRI/responsible investment indices, Zenith considers a host of other aspects above the index tracking, including why the manager selected the index, how it relates to design, if the "manager appreciates the ...

ASIC takes Dixon Advisory director to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... significant losses. The corporate regulator believes Ryan put the interests of Dixon Advisory, which is now E&P Financial Group, above creditors when he also served as director of another subsidiary of the firm, E&P Operations. Ryan was appointed chief ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... 2%-3% target range in late 2025. As for the country's GDP, growth measures are expected to be around 1.75% in 2024 and above 2% in 2025. Overall, the economy is experiencing a period of "below-trend growth" that is expected to continue for a while. ...

QIC buys Packhorse's last pastoral property

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... have collaborated with some notable partners and industry experts to establish an exceptional foundation for biodiversity above and below the ground." Stuart's Creek is the second acquisition for the QIC natural capital platform following the purchase ...

IML launches Aussie shares fund as active ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... said it focuses on investing in a selected group of 20-30 high-quality, undervalued companies listed on the ASX, typically above $500 million in market capital. It further explained the fund (9.4%) has outperformed the benchmark (8.3%) by 1.1%, since ...

CFOs look to hire in second half: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... said. In March, Robert Half's salary survey found financial services candidates looking for a new role are asking for a 15% above-market pay increase on average, and not getting them. Robert Half Asia Pacific senior managing director David Jones said ...