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Salary inflation becoming S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... nearly half - 46.4% of private sector jobs - recorded a change in their hourly wage rate this quarter compared to around one third (33.9%) in the same quarter in 2021, ABS reported. This has obvious financial implications for companies, but also plays ...

Australians are unprepared for retirement: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... ill-prepared for retirement, lacking control in the retirement planning process. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report showed that a third of older Australians who planned their retirement did so earlier than anticipated, mainly due to personal health ...

Managed accounts growth to continue: State Street

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... hours plus back in their week, which is pretty huge," Schaffer said. In terms of suitable clients, Schaffer highlighted a third of advisers are using managed accounts for SMSF clients and close to 40% use them for retirees. However, there is a change ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... currently seeking financial advice relate to a lack of affordability." Of the surveyed Australians [aged 45 and over], almost a third of respondents said they don't feel like they can afford financial advice and 25% said they can't justify the ...

Top 10 issues for super funds in 2023: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... member outcomes, and addressing underperformance. This includes detailed evidence and metrics, scenario modelling, strong third-party management, and recovery and exit planning. Super funds need to keep up with member expectations and regulatory reform ...

Link Fund Solutions hit with further legal action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... action via an ASX statement, Link Group said: "LFS will vigorously defend itself against the proceedings." There is also a third class action that has been served against Link, representing a further 3200 claimants. The Woodford Equity Income Fund collapsed ...

ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... as commissioner and wish him well in the next stage of his career," ASIC chair Joe Longo commented. This was Hughes' third stint with ASIC, having served as director, financial services between 1999 and 2003 and as a senior executive between 2008 ...

Job market strong despite looming recession: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
Three quarters of Australian employers intend to maintain or increase permanent headcount in 2023, and almost two-thirds plan to do the same with contract positions, new research shows. Conducted online in November 2022, the Robert Half study surveyed ...

APAC outperforms despite global sustainable finance retreat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... consecutive full year period to surpass US$650 billion. The fourth quarter of 2022 registered a 9% decrease compared to the third quarter of this year and registered a 28% decline compared to fourth quarter 2021 issuance levels. By number of offerings ...

Best performing MySuper investment option named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... return over a three-year period. AustralianSuper Choice Income Balanced came second and CareSuper Pension Balanced placed third. The worst-performing product was the smartMonday Pension Defensive Index which returned -2.3%.