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Pensioner work bonus top of mind for advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
Social security measures relating to the Age Pension are among the most popular regulatory topics for Australian financial advisers, based on the questions they're asking BT's technical team. According to BT, the $4000 increase to the work bonus for ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
According to Oxfam, the richest 1% of Aussies have accumulated 10 times more wealth than the bottom 50% in the past decade. In its latest report, titled Survival of the richest, Oxfam found that Australian billionaire wealth is 61% higher than it was ...

MA Financial Group names new board director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
MA Financial Group has appointed Nikki Warburton to its board of directors, effective immediately. Warburton has more than 30 years of experience in consumer, brand, and marketing across a range of industries including automotive, advertising and media. ...

Apex Group wins fund admin mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
Apex Group has been picked by Capital Prudential to provide fund administration, loan administration and compliance services to one of the non-bank financial institution's offerings. In supporting the Capital Prudential Real Estate Master Trust ...

Diverger acquires cyber technology firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
Diverger has acquired Priority Networking, an outsourced managed technology service provider with a network of 130 accounting and financial advice firms. Priority Networking ensures the technology infrastructure of firms is operating efficiently, compliant ...

Global equities to grow in 2023: Plato

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
Dividends from global equities are projected to increase this year, however, investors should be wary of macro risks, according to Plato Investment Management. In its latest global income report, the Sydney-based investment manager stated that income ...

SWFs shrink for first time ever: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
It's no surprise that 2022 was one of the most difficult years for State-Owned Investors (SOIs) in recent history, shrinking in value for the first time ever. Total value of the sector dropped by a total of US$1 trillion, according to Global SWF. Similarly ...

Demand for illiquid assets surge: Aeon Investments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
Research has revealed investors and family offices are gradually turning towards illiquid assets, including private debt, to shelter from the global macro storm. Aeon Investments conducted a survey of family offices controlling a total of $98.4 billion ...

US inflation hits one-year low

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the US dropped 0.1% in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation in the US has risen 6.5% over the past year, but the latest data also shows a cooling trend for the sixth consecutive month. US ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
The differences between the US and Australian defined contribution workplace superannuation system has been explored at an academic forum in New York. At the Global Committee of the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) forum ...