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CFA exam results begin to normalise

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The pass rate for the second level of the CFA Institute exam jumped in May above its historic average, marking an impressive turnaround from the below-average rates experienced during the pandemic. Over half (52%) of the 15,895 candidates worldwide ...

FY23 farewells 700 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... advisers at the end of 2021. Charter Financial Planning had 306 advisers, down 56 from 362 in FY22. Morgans Financial is the second-largest dealer group, ending FY23 with 422 advisers after losing 29 in 12 months. Interprac Financial Planning came in ...

Family offices increasingly involved in succession planning

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... being together to commence conversations about family wealth." Collins added that with a greater level of awareness among second, third and even fourth generations, third party providers need to "adapt their modes of working with clients to encompass ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... continuing through Tuesday morning. The outcomes of the meetings will be publicly announced at 2:30 in the afternoon on the second day, which will typically continue to be on a Tuesday, as is the current practice. Further, all board members will have ...

Platinum loses $232m in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... Pinnacle Investment Management reported performance fees of $54.8 million for the end of FY23 most of which it accrued in the second half of the fiscal year following returns from 13 out of its 24 strategies. The investment manager, which reported $8.2 ...

Ag sector boosts Australia's productivity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... the ratio of output against the combined input of labour and capital. Information, media and telecommunications were the second-most productive sectors with a combined 7.5%. Transport, postal and warehousing (6.3%), arts and recreation services (5.2%) ...

Federal Reserve plans upping capital requirements

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... FDIC-operated 'bridge bank' in an action designed to protect depositors. The US$209 billion SVB collapse marked the second largest failure in US history by assets. SVB had no further comments beyond the adversary complaint filed in the bankruptcy ...

RBA deputy governor joins Westpac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
Luci Ellis will join Westpac as its new chief economist after almost 15 years with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), succeeding the long-serving Bill Evans. Ellis will join the bank in October while Evans will stay with the group and transition into ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... candidates available in the market. The first is up-and-comers with strong client service and paraplanning skills sets. The second is re-entry advisers who had to sit out Covid and missed FASEA. The final type is a career changer with parallel industry ...

ASX consultation: Time to say goodbye to mFund?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... The first stage, projected to last between one to three months, would limit the expansion of the mFund service. In the second stage, which could take up to one year, mFund holdings would be converted to direct ownership, and funds would be gradually ...