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BlackRock's Fink signals a tough road ahead for future retirees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said providing people a secure, well-earned retirement is much more challenging now that it was 30 years ago, and it will be "much harder" in the future. As such, Fink ...

Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Townsend is the first externally appointed chief executive since Adrian Orr in 2007. "Jo will bring a fresh industry perspective and considerable experience to the Guardians. We believe she is the right person to lead us into the future,' Williamson ...

QMV Legal folds, managing partner to launch new firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... different core areas of expertise," Steffanoni said. "QMV Legal was established in 2019 to provide legal advice from a perspective that is closely placed to the business operations of superannuation trustees. We are grateful to have advised clients on ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... the result makes an enormous difference to millions of families. "A 5% pay increase is fair and reasonable. For some perspective, the CBA posted a $10 billion in profit last financial year. It could pay for the entire union wage claim for 2.9 million ...

Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... stress. "Eustress is all about sufficiently challenging yourself without expending all the resources. From an individual perspective, we need stress - a healthy level of stress. Of course, you can have too much stress, which leads to disorganised behaviour ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... to shareholders, Asia looks likely to pick up, and dividends in Europe are well covered," he said. "From a sector perspective, even though the rapid growth we have seen from banks around the world is going to slow this year, the rapid declines from the ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF is not imminent. "There are still a number of hurdles from a regulatory and exchange framework perspective that must be worked through as well as approval from ASIC, before we will see a Bitcoin ETF on ASX," he said. Neiron told ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... option also showed strong performance, recording returns of 8.4% and 8.2%, respectively, over the decade. For a broader perspective, the median returns for the periods of one, three, and 10-years ending January 31 were 7.9%, 6.2%, and 7.1% respectively. ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... Association National Conference, Heffron Consulting managing director Meg Heffron called on SMSF professionals to put some perspective around the proposed new tax and anticipate some critical questions they will be fielding from clients. When it comes ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
The Super Members Council is calling on the federal government to boost the retirement savings of working mothers by $38,000 via two critical policy changes. In the first instance, the SMC calculates that working mums can be $12,500 to $14,500 better ...
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