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SG Hiscock adds to Melbourne team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... track record of successfully managing clients in the private wealth, institutional and retail sectors, providing a high level of client service, and has a thorough understanding of fixed income, equities and specialist investments," Cochran said. "His ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed ...

PE firm acquires Mason Stevens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... transaction will deliver significant value and benefits for clients, employees, and shareholders, taking the business to the next level. Mason Stevens Group was formed in 2012 when managed accounts provider Mason Stevens acquired 2020 Funds Management ...

AI can improve super fund value chain: CFA Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Superannuation funds and the broader global pension system can benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) in every corner of the value chain to ultimately provide efficient, personalised services to members, new research from the CFA Institute found. ...

Productivity Commission tasked with five new inquiries

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... for some time, with average annual labour productivity growth in Australia over the decade to 2020 falling to the lowest level in 60 years," Chalmers said. "Australia's productivity challenge has been an issue for two decades, not just two years, and ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... in courses available to complete recognised financial planning qualifications at both the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Whilst some level of drop off in post-graduate programs was expected as the deadline approached for existing advisers to ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... 4.5% and remaining there until the end of 2026." The employment to population ratio rose marginally to 64.4%, equal to the level a year ago and 2.2 percentage points above the pre-pandemic level. "The recent growth in population has boosted the labour ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
A discussion paper commissioned by the Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-pronged tax reform package aimed at making the superannuation system less complex, more equitable, and sustainable. The professional body argued that the complexity of taxes ...

Treasury reappoints 24 members to FSCP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... Samantha Robinson, Kevin Smith, Gary Toomey, Lauren Walker, and Matthew Wigzell. "These reappointments will continue the high level of skills and experience available to the FSCP, to help ensure that key sectors of our economy are regulated effectively," ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
The global economy stares down "unprecedented challenges" in 2025, according to Frontier Advisors' annual secular outlook, which forecasts rising risks from unsustainable debt, geopolitical rifts, and climate inaction. The report said after spiking ...