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Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis. The study calculates the number of dwellings completed per hour by housing construction workers has declined by 53% since 1995 ...

Regal slashes holdings in Opthea over insolvency concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... listed on the ASX and Nasdaq, announced overnight that its phase three clinical trial Combination OPT-302 with Aflibercept Study (COAST) in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration failed. This triggered a repayment event to investors that ...

Vanguard ETFs record most consistent monthly net flows: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... recorded consistent monthly net flows, but those flows also increased significantly over time. In the first six months of the study period, average monthly net flows were $260 million, rising to $1.1 billion in the final six months. Global X followed ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

HNW clients demand more non-custody assets: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... alternatives, a new survey from Praemium finds. Such assets comprise an average of 26% of HNW clients' total portfolio value, the study conducted in partnership with CoreData showed. Some 50% of HNW advisers predict that non-custody solutions will have ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... is invested in compared to 60% of men. Women, however, are taking stronger interest in investing. The 2023 ASX Investor Study showed more women are investing outside of their primary residence and superannuation than ever before, despite male investors ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... save the asset management industry US$135 billion in back office and administrative costs that drain the bottom line, a new study from Calastone found. The survey of 26 asset managers from Asia, the UK, US and Europe expressed their growing interest ...

Advisers grapple with AI, require support: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... intelligence (AI) in their practice at a basic level, but many more say they need education and guidance, a new Investment Trends study finds. Some 27% of advisers that are embracing AI rate themselves as "beginners" or have "limited use" and primarily ...

Gen X remains the largest cohort in SMSF establishments: Class

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... SMSFs will invite more new generations to "take charge" of their super. The report follows the SMSF Association's recent study, revealing that SMSFs generally outperform industry funds over a longer period. The study also demonstrated advised SMSF ...

Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... been barred from buying existing property except in limited circumstances, such as when they come to live here for work or study." The ban will extend to temporary residents and foreign-owned companies, unless an exception applies. The exceptions include ...