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Wealthwise acquires holistic advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... could provide greater exposure to the millennial market. "We are increasingly focused on reaching young people through social media because they need quality advice too and we also recognise that many of our clients are getting older," he said.

Advice gap spurs boom in investment media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... of the launch that Devine was assisting "those falling into the advice gap in Australia" through her podcast, book, and social media content. The rise in popularity of this kind of investment advice media has not escaped the notice of the corporate regulator. ...

Joining the 1% around the world: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... the most significant wealth disparity of the countries analysed, Chinese workers face an uphill battle when it comes to social mobility according to the analysis. A tiny, adjusted net national annual income per capita of $8394 means that a worker in ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... live with the virus, inflation is back! We're now living in a material world (sorry, that was Madonna). The easing of social and business restrictions in most countries on Planet Earth have lifted consumer demand and got factories humming to satisfy ...

Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... found, rather it is much more complicated and the result of a range of influences, namely employment, pension design and social-cultural factors. CFA Institute board of governors member Maria Wilton said that Australia's system rates very strongly ...

What family offices want: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... 43%. "We noted that 43% had made impact investment decisions, reflecting the growing trend of 'conscious capitalism' and social license issues as being important to family offices," she said. "That's also a significant finding in reflecting the broader ...

RIAA, HESTA back key First Nations project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... investors didn't face that risk anymore," HESTA head of impact Mary Delahunty said. "The risk we found was not so much social license, which is sort of a nebulous concept, but rather the risk of doing business with native title holders that you haven't ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... inflation and the unemployment up. Although the pandemic and its more virulent variants continue to haunt to this day, social restrictions have been relaxed and businesses have resumed operations. All thanks to people on Planet Earth learning to live ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Superannuation funds are extending their opaque disclosure practices to their environment, social and governance commitments. The recent Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on ESG heard that only a small subset of super funds are walking the talk ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... 68% of those in APAC said climate and/or carbon. This was followed by broader environmental considerations, governance, social themes and ethical/faith-based considerations. Among APAC respondents, 55% said they are most concerned with the investment ...