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'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... change in messaging from the "not ruling anything out" mantra the board has stuck to in recent months. "In the wake of the data flow since the board last met, that seems appropriate. Inflation remains stubbornly high," Miller said. Miller said the April ...

US looks towards rate cuts, Australia lags behind

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
A raft of economic data came out from the US overnight with US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicating the US could cut interest rates at least once this year. A lower-than-expected May CPI print was encouraging, but the FOMC still kept its funds ...

Performance test covers managed accounts, SMAs: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... 2024, APRA used 0.274% for MySuper products, 0.2604% for non-platform TDPs, and 0.505% for platform TDPs. APRA uses trustee data as at August 15 each year to make its assessments. It notifies trustees of their products' performance test result prior ...

Most in-demand skills for financial services workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... services industry has been lacklustre over the 2023/24 year, but there are some skills highly in demand, according to new data from Perceptor. The one exception has been insurance, which has continued to thrive, a trend that has persisted since COVID-19. ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... inaccessible for women globally. Women were also still rare in top-level positions in industry, as highlighted by LinkedIn data: the "drop to the top" in representation from entry level to C-suite is observed in every industry. While half of economies ...

AustralianSuper bears brunt of complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... was nearly three times more than other major super funds like Cbus, Australian Retirement Trust (ART), and Aware Super. New data from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) put Australia's largest super fund at the top of the pile as ...

HNWIs wealth reaches unprecedented levels

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... respectively. As the growth of HNWIs continues, asset allocations are transitioning from wealth preservation to growth. Early 2024 data shows a normalisation of cash holdings to 25% of portfolio totals, a significant decrease from the multi-decade high ...

Future Fund, QIC finalise new deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... infrastructure, with more than $11billion held in assets including Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport, Port of Melbourne, Canberra Data Centres, Amplitel, OneFortyOne Plantations and Tilt Renewables." "Our significant Australian infrastructure footprint ...

AMP North launches new tool

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... advisers to visualise clients' account and performance information. It provides clear visuals and the capability to integrate data from multiple accounts, which aims to streamline the review process and enhance client discussions. "The interactive account ...

NZ Super awards mandate to Northern Trust

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
NZ Super has awarded a mandate to Northern Trust to use its Data Warehouse Solutions offering. NZ Super was seeking a solution that could consolidate its data and enable it to scale as it transitions away from legacy technology. Northern Trust has been ...