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Billionaires of all ages watching AI: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... geopolitical tensions. Among the successors, though, inflationary pressures (57%) and the availability and price of raw materials (52%) were top of mind. However, a topic all generations agreed on was the opportunities and risks of generative AI. Around ...

ASIC to crack down on superannuation misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... efforts follows closely on the heels of action taken against HESTA over false or misleading statements in their marketing materials. HESTA was fined $48,600 for displaying past performance figures in a way that implied better returns than what was actually ...

Super tax change to impact SMSF members: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023. Consultation on the exposure draft and explanatory materials commenced on Tuesday and closes October 18.

Farmers distressed by superannuation tax overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023. Consultation on the exposure draft and explanatory materials commenced on Tuesday and closes October 18.

Dimensional launches Aussie fund to NZ market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... end, the Australian Sustainability Trust was invested in more than 430 companies. About 25% is in financials, 22% in materials, and 12.2% in industrials. The strategy has returned 10.04% since inception.

Financial services marketing is broken: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... job done, those same compliance specialists think marketers are just looking for someone else to blame when marketing materials are questioned externally. According to a study by Red Marker, 83% of compliance and marketing professionals working in Australia's ...

Responsible investment AUM drops: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... underperformed wider benchmarks over the short term because responsible investment products tend to exclude mining, energy, and materials sectors, which saw strong performance in 2022. RIAA has published its annual RI Benchmark report, identifying trends ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... Australian large-cap equities from the latter half of 2022 continued in the first half of 2023, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 4.5%. Materials and Industrials were the top sectoral contributors, while outside of Australia, Information Technology was the dominant ...

Government consults on superannuation objective laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... seeking feedback on the draft bill, including legislation, consequential and transitional provisions, and explanatory materials, until September 29.

Australian Ethical unveils new moderate fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... first half of the year, as markets dealt with the outlook for inflation, rising rates, the repercussions of energy and materials, things were challenging for us... But we stuck to our positions, and we stuck to our ethical way of investing and, as the ...