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Inflation spikes again sparking rate rise fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... target range. "The increase in the CPI Indicator will have the Reserve Bank moving towards the starting blocks and readying to fire the interest rate increase gun, just as the men line up for the 100 metre final in Paris, presuming that June quarter ...

ETFs dominate client portfolios: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... over product design or benefits. Term life insurance emerged as the most-used product (74%). "However, with the rise of the FIRE movement, DIY investing, and "finfluencers" exposing consumers to financial products and strategies that may or may not be ...

Poor gender diversity not a 'women's problem': Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Gender diversity issues are no longer a "women's problem but a business problem", according to wealth managers, who urge the industry to seize the opportunities to make meaningful changes. In a fireside chat discussing women and wealth at the Stockbrokers ...

GQG builds private markets unit on PAC stakes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
GQG Partners is launching a private markets business by acquiring Pacific Current Group's stakes in three fund managers operating in the asset class for US$71.25 million ($108.7bn). The foundations of GQG Private Capital Solutions (PCS) will comprise ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The latest Global Dividend Index by Janus Henderson Investors revealed global dividends experienced an uptick of 5% on an underlying basis, reaching a record of US$1.66 trillion in 2023. The report revealed the year closed on a particularly positive ...

Super contribution caps to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Superannuation contribution caps will go up on July 1, after the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported an increase in average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE). The ABS reported the AWOTE rose 4.5%, seasonally adjusted, in the year to November ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Several major superannuation funds such as UniSuper, Aware Super, and Equip Super continue to invest in global weapons companies despite growing concerns among members, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. This includes France's Thales ...

ASIC charges HESTA for misleading marketing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
HESTA has come under fire, with ASIC issuing three infringement notices against the fund for purportedly publishing false or misleading performance figures about one of its investment options. The industry fund subsequently incurred a $48,600 fine for ...

AZ NGA acquires stake in $1bn advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
AZ NGA will acquire an undisclosed stake in a Western Australian practice that has $1 billion in funds under advice. The Wealth Designers (TWD) is the latest addition to AZ NGA's stable, joining member firms McKinley Plowman, Wealthwise, and On-Track ...

First Super appoints to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... Fellowship to investigate active forest management for multiple landscape benefits in the US and Canada, particularly for fire risk reduction and renewable bioenergy. He also spent three years as deputy administrator of Norfolk Island in public administration ...