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Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024

... prediction as one that "will sound crazy" in the current environment, Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker said he is optimistic there will be a positive aftermath to what's playing out in Gaza. "People have been writing about events ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022

... activity will start to weaken, both globally and domestically." Similarly Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker said: "The RBA is still only just in neutral territory; it needs to do more."

YFYS will impact advisers too

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021

Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker addressed the Association of Financial Advisers' annual conference to explain what the Your Future, Your Super reforms mean for financial advisers. "These reforms are really important for our members, your clients ...

Lift in financial services jobs

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020

... the areas of casual work, although overall demand is down 8% on a year-on-year comparison. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said the strongest demand was for professionals, rising 25.3% in the last three months. Managers, clerical and administration ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020

... that despite gains in May and June, the index remains 40.3% below its January 2020 level. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said that while the improvements in job vacancies in May and June were a promising sign, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 ...

Advisers wary of unlisted assets: Sunsuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019

... alternative assets: property, infrastructure, private capital and alternative strategies. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said: "We are at a pre-GFC level of employment. With such low unemployment it's going to be hard for growth to continue because ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019

... Australia recorded the strongest growths in jobs by state, with a 7.1% growth in vacancies. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said: "The rise in demand for community and personal service workers was the stand out occupational group last year, but ...

Royal Commissions puts pressure on finance sector job market: Sunsuper

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019

... services, rising by 11.4% in the last 12 months, in spite of contingent demand slipping by 0.3%. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said the result seemed to be linked to the Royal Commission, but noted better days were ahead for the industry after ...

Advisers: Keep your clients off A Current Affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018

Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker told delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference their role is to ensure their clients don't end up a case study for A Current Affair. Ending his presentation on the state of the global economy this week, Parker ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017

... fund manager Anton Tagliaffero talks about the difficulty in finding quality investments in Australian equities. Brian Parker, chief economist at Sunsuper, says: "We cannot conjure high yields without the commensurate risk." Verdict? Traditional investment ...

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Funds SA appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Funds SA has appointed a new chief investment officer, who will join from Hostplus, to commence in February 2025.

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025.

UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

UniSuper's leadership team has touched on how the fund is strengthening its operations following the extensive system outage in May this year.

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA

Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found.

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