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Job flexibility, labour market delay retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... expected retirement age for both men and women are unchanged, which suggests a fundamental shift in labour market dynamics post-COVID. KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley said the adoption of working from home has made many older Australians in professional ...

Regal shutters East Point AM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
One year since post-acquisition, Regal Partners has shuttered East Point Asset Management (EPAM) following a period of "challenging performance" and the exit of a seed investor. Regal acquired the Hong Kong-based alternative fund manager last year. ...

Non-compete clauses come under the microscope

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... having on the workforce. "For the first time we have data from the employer side on the prevalence of non-competes and other post-employment restraint clauses," e61 Institute senior policy fellow Dan Andrews said. "This is important because employers ...

AustralianSuper hires data strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... resolution manager. Fraser joins from Insignia Financial where she worked as a trustee claims specialist and for MLC Australia before that. She earlier worked in insurance at KPMG and OneView and as a senior claims officer at Rest and Sunsuper. "Welcome ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... to adopt on-chain monitoring of transactions are part of Zeng's regulatory wish list. As a director of Blockchain Australia, Australia's peak Blockchain industry body, Zeng identified three policy areas for attention: Narrow scoping of custody ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... levels. It would also have "no negative impact on inflation", the ACTU said, partly because the wages and hours of some of Australia's lowest paid workers are modest. Last year was the biggest increase to the minimum wage in over 40 years, and inflation ...

Perpetual awards State Street subsidiary a major mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... "This is an important partnership that ensures the streamlining and simplification of front office operations within Australia on a single OMS platform with Charles River," Squires said. "Charles River has proven solutions supporting a multi-boutique ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... cashflows are the biggest risks to the downside," Birtles said. He also noted that with 1.5% annual real GDP growth in 2023, Australia experienced its third worst annual reading in 30 years, worse than during the GFC, but ahead of the 2000 post-tech ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The number of high-net-worth (HNW) women seeking increased engagement with financial services is growing in Australia, according to new research. JBWere and CoreData research found Australian woman are more highly educated, entrepreneurial and participating ...

Industry funds set to gobble up over 50% of superannuation assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... is expected to be less strong for pre-retirement assets. Meanwhile, industry funds and SMSFs are expected to dominate the post-retirement space. Again, the stapling of superannuation accounts plays a role here for industry funds, as individuals are more ...
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