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Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... Morningstar argues that female startups still struggle, receiving a disproportionately small share of venture capital. But there is hope for change. "Morningstar subsidiary PitchBook found that VC investment into U.S. companies where at least one founder ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Superannuation experts are concerned the retirement income review may be getting out of hand, evidenced by numerous stakeholder submissions straying from the consultation guidelines by proposing a complete transformation of the super system. At the ...

How to ensure clients will pay higher fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... business," Anderson said. "There is no question that there is a strong demand for advice out there and that is what keeps our hope up."

Unsatisfied HESTA members head for exit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
An activist group who met with $50 billion industry fund HESTA following a protest have revealed that several from their group were so disappointed with the outcome of the meeting that they're leaving the fund. Healthy Futures is an organisation ...

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... to continue to grow via a new business stream. We are currently engaged in discussions with a major ASX Participant who we hope will become our first external client."

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... "unemployment expectations index" rose to a reading of 134.7 in February, up by 0.6% over the month and 12.3% over the year. I hope that I'm wrong, but at this point, I don't see what good another one or two or three RBA interest rate reductions ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... strategy; value, momentum, quality and low risk. Value guides investors to buy something when it's relatively cheap in the hope that this "mispricing" will disappear. Momentum argues that the winners of the past will tend to do well in the future ...

ATO clamps down on auditor number misuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... lodged. Grant said in those serious cases the ATO is pursuing prosecution, with "a couple" of cases open at the moment. "We hope to see a result on these cases later this financial year. Hopefully if we get some kind of decent outcome that can act as ...

Chief economist update: Working nine to five, barely getting by

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
"Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'..." - Dolly Parton The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the growth of wages among the country's workers ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... industry bodies and we get too many messages. For example, you have Industry Super Australia attacking SMSFs," Rice said. "I hope that in 10 years we might have one body representing all of super." Rice said MySuper will most likely evolve to be a product ...