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Adviser salaries to jump in 2023: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... developments, and in somewhere that has a clear career path." Other expected trends for 2023, aside from salary increases, impact females in the industry. "We're finding demand is very high specifically for female talent, given the industry is male-dominated ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... to how many people and resources are involved in investing that dollar." Known unknowns Leaper warns that the real cost impact of internalisation is unknown in the industry because funds are constantly impacted by changing regulations and the growing ...

Vanguard cops fine for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... Vanguard shortly after it was identified," Vanguard said. "The error in the PDS did not result in any adverse financial impact on investors, and at no time would any of the three funds have held different securities if it had tracked the misdescribed ...

HESTA commits $240m to build-to-rent pipeline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... financially viable," it said. However, as previously reported by Financial Standard, super funds have been deterred from investing in the affordable housing sector because of lower total returns, higher perceived risk and lack of regulatory consistency. ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... Goldman Sachs Asset Management said it is pleased to have resolved the matter. "These historical matters did not materially impact the investments' satisfaction of the ESG criteria contained in those policies and procedures," it said. "Goldman Sachs ...

Private market investment impediments not insurmountable: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... This is because a significant percentage of a super fund needs to be invested into a sector before it can meaningfully impact on performance, Frontier said. Further, in some cases, certain private market sub-sectors may simply have poor economics. For ...

Spirit Super farewells chair, names successor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... manager," Murray said. "She is an ESG leader, and this aligns strongly with Spirit's focus on carbon reduction, impact investing, and supporting regional business."

Factor investors increase allocations: Invesco

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... it is now a discussion topic in most client conversations. "Investors in the region are keen to understand the potential impact of these targets on the risk and return of their portfolios, which is where factor analysis and implementation can serve to ...

Complacency the biggest risk to retirement: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... you have to think holistically," he said. "So, there are three important points to be mindful of. High income reduces the impact of sequencing risk, low volatility reduces the impact of sequencing risk and reasonable return helps grow capital and income." ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... rises that returned the cash rate to more normal levels it has since slowed the pace down to better assess their lagged impact, allow for the global downturn, and hopefully strike the right balance between doing too much and too little," he said. "In ...