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Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has declared that inflation is on a sustainable path back to the 2% target and the "time has come" to start cutting interest rates. Powell spoke to global central bankers, policymakers, economists, and academics ...

Top 10 Australian share funds of FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
Mercer has published its Investment Performance Survey, revealing the top-performing Australian share fund managers of 2023-24. The Glenmore Australian Equities Fund took out top spot with a 31.5% return. The fund, which has a diversified portfolio ...

Boutique ESG fund manager folds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Boutique Ethical Partners Funds Management is shutting its doors after seven years in operation. Chief executive Matt Nacard and investment director Nathan Parkin established the firm in late 2017 and launched the flagship Ethical Partners Australian ...

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
The industry is urgently prioritising the recruitment of new advisers as those who remain bear the brunt of paying heftier levies that aggravate the costs of running a business and puts financial advice further out of reach for Australians. The latest ...

Aussies' financial literacy declines, young people fare the worst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Despite many initiatives, financial literacy, capability, and wellbeing levels have dropped in Australia, according to research commissioned by Ecstra Foundation and conducted by SVA Consulting. The International approaches to progressing financial ...

Apex, ACA partner to broaden client services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
Apex Group and ACA Group have formed a partnership to offer their clients a wider range of services. The collaboration will see the creation of co-referral arrangement aimed at improving client outcomes. "This partnership with ACA compliments our service ...

Billionaire quant investing legend Jim Simons dies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
Jim Simons, the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund that became one of the most profitable firms in history, has died at the age of 86. Simons began his career as a mathematician, earning a mathematics degree from MIT in 1958 and a PhD ...

The top investment funds over the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
The top-performing investment funds for the year ending March 31 have been announced, with all being ETFs focused on international equities. The BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX: CRYP), with $158 million in net assets, led the pack with a 163.8% ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

Almost one third fail adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
Nearly one third (30%) of candidates who sat the latest round of the Financial Advisers Exam failed. A total of 298 candidates sat the 24 th exam, which is mandatory for those who want to practice as a financial adviser. The majority (77%) sat the exam ...