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New hire salaries skyrocket: Recruiter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
About 77% of Australian employers intend to increase starting salaries for new hires by 10% - but financial services institutions are offering up to 30% more to get candidates over the line. Latest insights from Robert Half show larger organisations ...

UniSuper makes venture capital play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
UniSuper, the $106 billion industry fund, has made an investment with a venture capital fund manager. The fund has invested $75 million with early-stage commercialisation fund manager, Uniseed. The investment will feed into UniSuper's sustainable investment ...

Plans to remedy NALI, NALE issues welcomed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
The industry has welcomed news that the government will consult on the appropriate operation of non-arm's length income and expense provisions. Announced yesterday, minister for superannuation Jane Hume said the government intends to reform the provisions ...

Research reveals investment differentiators between sexes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
New research suggests women are almost twice as likely to prioritise the impact of their investments than men. According to new research from Global Prime, women (12%) are twice as likely as men (7%) to prioritise the ethical impact of their investments ...

Ashurst launches super offering, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
Law firm Ashurst has launched a superannuation offering, combining legal, regulatory and risk expertise, with the firm hiring to lead the offering. Ashurst appointed superannuation lawyer Scott Charaneka as partner. He joins from Thomson Geer where ...

Experienced advisers in education limbo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
Experienced financial advisers that have yet to gain a bachelor's degree or equivalent are caught in the middle of a political maelstrom promising an easier education pathway. With both major parties announcing significant changes to adviser qualifications ...

Digital economy regulation consultation opens

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
The Morrison government is seeking public feedback on regulatory frameworks for automated decision making (ADM) and artificial intelligence (AI). Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said it's estimated that ...

Adviser numbers close in on 17k

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The number of financial advisers is close to dipping below the 17,000 mark as more than 700 recently exited the industry. As of March 17, the ASIC Financial Adviser Register recorded 17,246 active advisers, Rainmaker modelling of the data reveals. On ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
S&P Dow Jones Indices SPIVA Australia Scorecard has revealed just over half of Australian equities funds beat their benchmarks last year, with active funds underperforming. Last year, just over half of Australian funds in the Equity General and Equity ...

Super mergers only beginning: J.P. Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
We've only seen the start of consolidation in superannuation, with mergers to accelerate, according to a new survey from J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan's inaugural Future of Superannuation Report interviewed 12 super fund leaders, who collectively manage ...