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AFA president positive on industry outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... to be tremendous," Perera explained. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that many advisers have paid heavy prices over the last few years, many having left the industry as a result of compliance pressures and education reform. For advisers that didn't pass ...

American Century appoints local distribution heads

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... increasingly valued by clients." "We have long seen the APAC region as an important market in our growth strategy and in the past few years have seen increasing interest across our boutiques, particularly in our actively managed equity and fixed income ...

Adviser losses now baked in: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
New analysis of financial adviser numbers speculates as to how big the industry might be in 20 years' time, presenting a range of scenarios - including a world in which there might be no advisers left. Adviser numbers hit their peak in 2019 at 26,500 ...

Ex-Synchron boss appointed head of Libertas

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... commonsense approach to compliance, which he applied when working with Synchron and as a consultant to AIOFP members over the last few years. According to Sequoia managing director Garry Crole, given Osborne's accomplishments in this area, he will ...

Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... including Australia," it said. "There have been times and places when the easiest way to generate outperformance was by getting a few bold selections right, but within large-cap Australian equities during the first half of 2022, focusing on a few big ...

RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... RBA's CPI expectations are achievable, but likely fraught with bumps along the way. Looking ahead, Rundell expects the next few rate hikes to be smaller in size, probably 25 basis points per meeting or possibly even paused as the RBA assesses the collateral ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... soon begin to moderate. Fortunately, inflation expectations seem to remain anchored." "Meanwhile the RBA will continue for a few more months to normalise the cash rate, after which they will hold. To ensure a soft landing, a reduction in the rate may ...

The time is right: AFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... executive Phil Anderson to Financial Standard. "The importance of doing it has been there for a while, however in the last few years other pressures have existed in the financial advice profession; the reduction in adviser numbers was one of the factors ...

Women have suffered greater financial loss post-pandemic: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
While a third of men in Australia experienced a boost in their annual income during COVID, just one in four women saw an increase, according to new research from Equipsuper. The results of Equip's survey also reveal that a larger proportion of men ...

AFA, FPA to explore merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... Practitioner courses would cease to be offered, though would still be recognised and supported. Anderson said: "There are very few people who are currently in the process of completing the AFA's professional designations, given the FASEA reforms. ...