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Super gender gap widens for NSW women: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... week, on average, compared to $1529 for women who worked full-time, leaving a gender pay gap of 17%. A recent retirement survey, commissioned by ISA, found that women on average spend 12 years less in the full-time workforce than men. ISA advocacy director ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... would keep a lid on wages and therefore inflation. But this isn't the case for the US as cited in the April Beige Book survey that found "employment expectations were generally bullish". "Some contacts mentioned raising starting pay and offering ...

ASIC not recommending general advice change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... interviews and group discussions with 66 participants and hypothetically tested a shortlist of possible alternative labels in a survey sent to 3642 participants. The Financial Planning Association of Australia said it was disappointed ASIC would not ...

More members monitoring superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... seriously and are watching the stock markets more closely than ever. About 53% of the 1004 participants that took part in the survey said they are taking more of a long-term view in regard to their super and wealth. COVID-19 has shaken the confidence ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
The Eurozone is back - back in recession, that is, dragged down into a double-dip by the coronavirus -- its resurgence (third time unlucky), its variants and the slow pace of vaccinations. Preliminary estimates released by Eurostat show the single-currency ...

Mandates will flow to transparency: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
A survey of institutional investors has found that most expect to place greater emphasis on the importance of transparency when allocating money to fund managers. Global Palladium Fund surveyed 100 institutional investors and wealth managers in the ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... consumer confidence suggests continued strength, if not further increases, in US consumer spending. The Conference Board's survey showed consumer confidence surged to a reading of 121.7 in April - the highest level from February last year and the ...

Advisers laud Xplan software

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Xplan has emerged as the leading financial planning software among financial advisers, a new Investment Trends survey finds. Iress' Xplan took out the nod for its comprehensive functionality, compliance technology and ability to support advice firms ...

UBS adds fixed income portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... Europe and the Middle East (CEEMA) and was a part of the merging market team which ranked at the top spot in 2016 Euromoney Survey on EM sovereign research. "We are confident that Tom's knowledge of macroeconomics, interest rates and foreign exchange ...

How managers win ESG mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... Balanced Fund. A total of 2854 Australian investors and 321 financial advisers were surveyed as part of this research. The survey found that 78% intend to invest based on environmental factors in the next 12 months while 46% will invest specifically ...