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Investors unprepared for unexpected events: Study

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... detect unexpected events like COVID-19, according to a survey of over 400 global risk and compliance decision makers. The study by Dataminr found that only 29% of firms felt confident they have the technology to accurately obtain an early view of unexpected ...

Wage subsidy needed for new entrants: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... incentive, they could grow their businesses and provide valuable employment opportunities to students after many years of study and set them up for a meaningful career," the submission reads. Such a scheme would help to offset the ongoing outflow of ...

Money does buy happiness: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
Despite the well-known saying to the contrary, new research suggests money does in fact buy happiness. A study conducted by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in the US found that while personal wellbeing does not increase above ...

ERS a setback for young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Young workers who took advantage of the early release of superannuation have less than $1000 in their nest egg, a new study that details the impact of the scheme shows. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) found nearly one million ...

Six Park launches ESG options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... continue to be grow over time, he added. "Research shows this is the way the industry is heading - in the ASX 2020 Investor Study we saw that interest in ESG investing was a priority for the next generation of investors, and these investors are the future ...

Super funds back COVID-19 preventative drug

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
... developed INNA-051, a nasal spray therapy that it says has been proven to reduce COVID-19 viral replication by up to 96% in a study on ferrets. The research, which has been published in two international peer-reviewed journals. The firm has raised $11.7 ...

Super underperformance needs to be addressed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
... research found the relative performance of the international shares asset class over one-year was the worst across the whole study of all asset classes and time periods relative to the benchmark. "The irony is that while international shares was the ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
... are some examples. Other parties include Lot 14, which is being redeveloped into an innovation precinct for commerce and study, and Tonsley Park, a refurbished 61-hectare manufacturing district. "We've made some progress, but we are not yet where ...

Almost 3000 advisers gone in 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... continuing stream of exits. It will take some time for the number of new advisers to grow as they complete the required study, pass the exam, and complete the professional year," Anderson said. "Normal attrition might be around 1000 to 1500 advisers ...

Technology a tool not a threat: Avaloq

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... and back office functions will result in more efficiency and the delivery of a superior service, new research shows. A new study by Avaloq, The Front-to-Back Office Report - How are functions in the financial industry changing ?, technologies such as ...