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Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... Australia record its best international competitiveness ranking since 2011. The nation rose from 19th to 13th in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024, a global ranking of the competitiveness of 67 nations. "While inflation and the cost of living ...

Vale Garry Wyatt

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... strengthening Insync's capabilities, drawing on his commercial and leadership acumen, investment skills and exposure within real-world global businesses, to make an invaluable contribution to the team," Insync said. "He will be sadly missed and has ...

Pengana launches new term account

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... income for compounding returns. Pengana managing executive of TermPlus Dean Weinbren said the product would help unlock the world of global private credit to deliver highly attractive target rates. "TermPlus caters to an extensive list of investor types ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report for 2024 revealing that, at the current pace, it will take another 134 years - equivalent to five generations - to achieve full gender parity. Globally, the gender gap has closed by just ...

Advisers shoulder massive wealth transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... treated as the kid of someone or the brother or sister of someone. The incumbent financial adviser is the best person in the world to advise the next generation because we can factor in the tax, we understand the history of the portfolios, we know the ...

NZ Super Fund names acting chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... the past five years," he said. "The Guardians of NZ Superannuation has an inspirational purpose and is, in many respects, world leading." Prior to joining the NZ Super Fund in 2019 Gilmore was the chief investment strategist at Future Fund from 2009 ...

Macquarie AM bags top manager gong

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... - Active Core BlackRock iShares Global 100 ETF International Equities - Emerging Markets Capital Group Capital Group New World Fund International Equities - High Active Risk GQG Partners GQG Partners Global Equity Fund International Listed Property Bennelong ...

HNWIs wealth reaches unprecedented levels

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
The Capgemini Research Institute's World Wealth Report 2024, released today, shows high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and their wealth hit unprecedented levels in 2023, driven by a rebound in the global economic outlook. According to the report, global ...

Pollaers to chair AFCA for another three years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... to drive AFCA's vision," the AFCA board said. The board noted that, under Pollaers' leadership, AFCA has matured into "a world-class ombudsman service" and the board has also experienced transformation with strategic leaders having joined to enhance ...

Global X brings US infrastructure ETF to Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE) on the ASX, allowing Australians access to the strategy followed by the world's largest US infrastructure development fund. PAVE, which tracks the Indxx US Infrastructure Development Index, invests in ...