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Government introduces FAR, CSLR Bills

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... key personnel, deferred remuneration, and notification obligations. Accountability obligations require entities and their top executives to conduct their businesses honestly and with care, skill, and diligence. Key personnel obligations require entities ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
Investment teams in the top quartile of gender diversity outperform the bottom quartile by 45bps per annum in terms of net excess returns, a new report from WTW shows. Analysing more than 1500 investment strategies, WTW found equity and credit strategies ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... most significant indicator of financial success for women is not to stress out about money. Some 62% make this goal their top priority. "This suggests that advisers must also prioritise emotional and wellbeing-focused conversations as part of their advice ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... in Australia. It publishes the annual CEW Senior Executive Census, which charts female representation at the country's top 300 listed companies (ASX300) where only 38 companies are in financials but make up 28% of total market capitalisation. "CEW ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... held slightly more concentrated Australian share portfolios, as at June 2022. "The proportion in the portfolio held in their top 50 AE stocks was 78% for the women-led products vs 71% for the other MySuper products (men-led products)," Rainmaker said. ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... are more complex." Turning to "quick wins", Anderson outlined the removal of FDS and rationalisation of fee consent to be a top priority. "What we all know is that the cost and complexity of FDS was seriously underestimated at the time of the FoFA reforms," ...

Australian Unity kicks off capital raise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... own during periods of economic uncertainty," Smith said. "There is a scarcity value that comes with investing in the fund's top-grade portfolio-it enjoys a very high 98% occupancy and its weighted average lease expiry is 16.4 years." Meanwhile, Australian ...

The traditional CFO is no more: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... said that they must have the skills necessary to push their organisation forward in its digital transformation. Among the top three priorities for Australian chief financial officers are integrating emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning ...

Government to double tax for high super balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... the benefit derived by superannuation tax breaks on earnings are enjoyed by the wealthiest 20% of income earners, with the top 10% receiving 39% of the total benefits. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said: "Before long the cost of these tax concessions will be ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... trees and harvest and sell, and that underpins that 5% return, and the benefit is that the additional carbon credit comes on top," Whitely told FS Sustainability. "It's incremental, but given your view on the future carbon price, we believe we will deliver ...