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Adviser numbers fall below 20k

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... advisers has officially dipped to 19,922, declining about 11% compared to this time last year. As at June 3, Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows that there are currently 2144 active AFSLs. This is compared to 2175 this time ...

BlackRock unifies offering, rejigs executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... of head of iShares Australasia from 1 July 2021 while maintaining his current responsibility as head of APAC portfolio analysis & solutions. With the iShares role, Kingston takes over from Christian Obrist who has been promoted to lead iShares distribution ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... important for investors to understand if a theme is a valid strategy for the long-term, or it's just a short-term fad. Our analysis suggests that the odds of picking a thematic fund that survives and outperforms global equities over longer periods are ...

Citi bolsters equities team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... Citi's equities research team, addressing what Citi has identified as an increased client demand for ESG insights and analysis. She was previously a senior sustainability consultant at EY. McGuiness will report to Citi head of ESG research Ed McKinnon. ...

Long way for super complaints overhaul

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... their preparations but there are still some who have not yet commenced critical steps such as undertaking a process gap analysis or mapping the member's journey when accessing IDR," Press said. She flagged improvements super funds need to make in ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... finance and accounting that are proving to be the most difficult to find amongst job candidates include business/financial analysis (26%), compliance (24%), financial planning and analysis (24%), risk (22%), and internal audit (22%). With limited supply ...

Weeding out net zero fakers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... are accompanied by a thorough plan. She also questioned how seriously investors can take some stress testing scenario analysis from companies. Barnes explained ACSI recently found that all the ASX companies that tested themselves against a low carbon ...

Aussie charities robust prior to COVID

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... revenue of $10.5 billion and in assets of more than $30 billion compared with the previous year. "This comprehensive analysis of the data sets the benchmark for our future understanding of the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic and the catastrophic ...

EFM appoints EQT on Aussie launch

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... strategy is based on a fundamental bottom-up research approach, combined with fundamental qualitative and quantitative analysis. Beasley said Equity Trustees has continued to expand its corporate trustee services in recent years having won a mandate ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Now in their fourth year, the annual Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards are the product of comprehensive analysis of 120 investment managers offering close to 1000 strategies, performed by Rainmaker Information. Macquarie Investment Management ...