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Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... asserted that this doesn't imply that the country is immune to pressures abroad. "While the authorities in the United States and Switzerland have taken decisive steps to maintain confidence in their banking systems, the situation is still fragile ...

Harvest Lane backs US cybersecurity firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... said the company is headed into 2023 on the heels of a strong 2022. "Over the past year, we've doubled sales in the United States, released new capabilities, expanded our leadership team and board, and forged new integrations with leading technology ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... Capital," he said. FASEA Standard 5 and Standard 6 are front of mind when advisers make product recommendations. Standard 5 states that all advice and financial product recommendations must be in the best interests of the client and appropriate to their ...

Credit Suisse, oil prices see ASX fall: CommSec

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... concerns globally and we saw Wall Street impacted as well." Felsman explained this is a separate issue from the United States and Silicon Valley Bank fallout which caused US regional banks to slump. "First Republic Bank, which seems to be at the forefront ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... it'll take at least 40 years for it to change, according to new analysis by Industry Super Australia (ISA). ISA's report states that in all states and territories down under, women's super balances lags behind men, with the gender rift widest in Western ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... to implement more DEI policies and initiatives, given increased resourcing and often larger talent pools," the research states. "While this may be true in some aspects, we have tested whether this translates into greater diversity overall - our data ...

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... high school education did a good job of providing healthy financial habits. Vermont-based Champlain College assessed 50 states and District of Columbia on their efforts to produce financially literate high school graduates. More than half (27) did poorly ...

ESG impacts on US pension funds tested

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...

APAC REITs see robust growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... according to a joint report by Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) and CentreSquare Investment Management. The report states that as of last year, Japan is Asia Pacific's largest REIT market, with a market capitalisation of $115 billion across ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... true fiduciary duty reflecting the general law. It will not include a safe harbour. As previously proposed, the report states that the Corporations Act should be amended to provide that personal financial advice be provided by a relevant provider where ...