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Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Australian companies will continue to suffer at the hands of the skill shortage crisis in 2023, with 70% of employers stating the lack of talent will cost them. According to research conducted by specialised recruiter Robert Half, the recent 3.5% unemployment ...

Sequoia FG revises profit expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... its licensees, reducing from four to three by the end of the year. It added that its direct investment division has fallen short of EBITDA budget in the first half by about $500,000. It said this is due to delays in integrating the various companies ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... time consuming, confusing for clients, and hard to code into technology," the survey said. Most paraplanners believe that a short-form document can be created easily and presented in a more friendly way, a vast improvement to the current SoA rules, it ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
Pre-retirees are increasingly interested in receiving financial advice, according to a retirement planning study by Fidelity International. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report shows that 80% of pre-retirees currently receive advice, have received ...

Australia likely to avoid recession: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
While the risk of recession is high, its likely to be avoided down under, according to AMP head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver. According to Oliver, a slump in consumer spending (thanks to rate hikes, cost of living pressures ...

73% of chief executives predict global economic decline: PwC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... are not only to thrive - but survive the next few years - they must carefully balance the dual imperative of mitigating short-term risks and operational demands with long-term outcomes - as businesses that don't transform, won't be viable."

BlackRock rethinks fundamental equities, PMs depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... the best interest of unitholders, the spokesperson said. Under the changes, the BlackRock High Conviction Australian Long Short Fund and the BlackRock High Conviction Australian Future Companies Fund will both close. Meanwhile, the $249 million BlackRock ...

CBRE Investment Management appoints APAC research lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
CBRE Investment Management has welcomed Melbourne-based Sandy Padilla to the role of APAC head of research. Padilla recently served as senior director within the APAC research team, with a focus on Pacific markets. She joined CBRE Investment Management ...

Australian equities to outperform in 2023: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... positioned than most countries to manage the ongoing economic headwinds. "Australia also has abundant natural resources in short supply globally and with borders reopened we expect the return of immigration to offset labour inflation," he explained. ...

AAT upholds AFSL cancellation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has supported ASIC's decision to cancel the AFSL of Olive Financial Markets Pty Ltd (Olive). Between 2013 and 2018, Olive operated both a managed discretionary account (MDA) service and a superannuation rollover ...