Market Commentary

InvestorDaily Women on average make up 27 per cent of investment teams, new research has shown. All 20 of the Financial Services Council’s (FSC) global and domestic fund manager members surveyed want to improve diversity in their investment teams, the FSC’s latest Diversity Survey has found. While the survey found that women on average make […]

InvestorDaily The rising focus in the Australian market on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is now finding its way into more and more acquisitions, both as a driver for M&A and as a part of due diligence. Buyers are focused on how they can best capture sustainable and ethical opportunities, and how they can […]

InvestorDaily Women are accumulating less than three-quarters of the wealth of men at the point of retirement, according to new research. Global advisory firm WTW (formerly Willis Towers Watson) has released findings from its 2022 Global Gender Wealth Equity report, which revealed that on average, women approach retirement with just 74 per cent of the […]

ifa Grace Bacon, director of financial services at RSM, believes there are two main budget initiatives that financial advisers must have on their radar — the extension of the downsizer contribution and the increase to the income test threshold for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. In its budget, Labor said it will allow more people to […]

InvestorDaily Asia will be key in deciding the future of our planet. By next year, the region is forecast to account for more than half of global economic growth. It’s already home to 60 per cent of young people in the world; and by 2030, two out of every three middle-class citizens worldwide will be Asian. It truly […]

InvestorDaily Companies are making progress on ESG reporting, according to a new report by PwC. However, disclosure levels have yet to meet proposed international standards. There is a clear need for companies to address shortfalls in their ESG reporting as mandatory ESG regulations continue to gather pace worldwide, a new report from PwC has suggested. […]