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Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... outlook dominate, with uncertainty regarding global growth, commodity prices, and domestic developments surrounding wages, house prices, and tighter monetary conditions. As such, economic growth is expected to slow from 3.6% to 1.6% in 2023, before gradually ...

Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
HESTA is once again calling for the Australian government to address gender inequities in superannuation and improve financial security for women. In its pre-budget submission, the super fund said tracking and closing gender gaps remain its top priority. ...

Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... are actioning their growth initiatives for the new year." Employers report that not having the required qualified staff in-house will have financial impacts for their businesses, with 70% of business leaders believing these financial costs will only ...

JANA management buys out Insignia stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... needs. "With the consolidation of super funds resulting in growth, we're seeing more clients bring their capabilities in house. This requires greater services to support boards with their fiduciary responsibilities by providing independent advice ...

AZ NGA appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... the role was previously outsourced, however due to the firm's current size and scale it was the right time to secure in-house talent. Heckendorf was previously at Pepper Money. He has also served as senior commercial finance manager at Westpac Banking ...

Fraudsters jailed over international crypto scam

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
Four people have been jailed in the UK over a $37 million fraud carried out on an Australian cryptocurrency exchange five years ago. The UK's Crime Prosecution Service (CPS) said Stephen William Boys, Kelly Caton, Jordan Kane Robinson and James Austin-Beddoes ...

Future looking bright for advice: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
A new study from Dimensional Fund Advisors suggests the local advice industry is turning the corner, with high-performing firms in Australia and New Zealand reporting higher average revenue growth. Now in its 10th year, Dimensional's study looked at ...

Morningstar to introduce new rating system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... each rating. The algorithm has been used in Australia since 2018 but has been suppressed from customer view, the ratings house said. It has been "designed to scale analysts' insights and replicate analyst processes as faithfully as possible." "The Morningstar ...

Don't call it a comeback: APRA on IDII

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
There may well be a light at the end of the individual disability income insurance (IDII) tunnel, but there's still a way to travel before the end is reached, according to APRA. Analysis of data to September 2022 shows IDII enjoyed a run of favourable ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Industry groups, consultants and research houses have reacted to findings about Australia's best and worst performing super funds. APRA heatmaps for MySuper products were released yesterday, exposing many sub-par products, but some in the industry ...