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Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... ball and we do not know which start-up companies will become the next titans, and which current superstars will fall. This level of uncertainty means we are regulating what we do not really understand, which is, which governments need to be cautious ...

Majority comply with IDR reporting: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... account for the largest financial firms attached to over 60% of the consumer and small business complaints made. "The high level of compliance with this new requirement is encouraging. Firms are reminded of the need to meet this reporting requirement ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... most in a new investment menu, they told us performance, fees, sustainable investing and the ability to choose the right level of risk were top priority - all of which remained front of mind when we worked to streamline these choice investment options," ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... an advice practice are typically put off by this client base generating low-margin revenue, Centurion found, saying the level of work required significantly reduces profitability and drives the average multiple down. "The exception being if an acquirer ...

Advanced ETP portfolios come at higher cost, complexity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Investors can opt for a more advanced portfolio of exchange-traded products (ETPs), but this comes with increased fees and complexity. According to Rainmaker Information, constructing a balanced portfolio with intermediate ETPs, which target systemic ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The "shocking" prevalence of sexism and misogyny in the UK's financial services sector has led a government committee to recommend a raft of reforms. On International Women's Day, the UK government's Treasury Committee released Sexism in ...

Hamilton Lane debunks private market myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... but the last five or six years have seen that trend change meaningfully," the report said. According to the report, deal-level returns - particularly relevant given 39% of sustainable investments are in the venture sphere - for sustainable and non-sustainable ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... (SRP) frontier. These options focus on risk-adjusted returns, gauging trustees' ability to deliver good returns for a given level of risk. This sector-neutral approach favours well-diversified portfolios, including those with unlisted assets. Further ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
Women continue to lack confidence in how much they can save for retirement and ability to invest compared to men, new surveys reveal. Only 30% of women are happy with the amount in their super fund, a survey of 1000 super members led by the Australian ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... caregiving responsibilities; the cultural and societal factors influencing perceptions and attitudes to such conditions; and the level of awareness amongst medical professionals and patients of the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause and the treatments ...