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Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... returns, and we're seeing increasing interest off the back of the rising interest rate environment." Term deposits versus super Despite the Australian superannuation market being at its strongest point ever with a record $163 billion contributed ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... participants, the research found that since 2012, the average super balance for women has grown faster at 38% to $154,000 versus men's 26% to $216,000. Back then, women's retirement savings averaged $111,000 and men had $172,000. Currently, 70.9% ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... variation in the design and pricing of default insurance. Some members were paying over 12 times for cover at some funds versus others, it found. ASIC said all 15 trustees now do some monitoring of member outcomes, such as premium affordability for certain ...

Unpopular funds garner higher returns: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... ranging from 5.2% to 5.4% per annum. Where there were net positive fund flows, the time-weighted rate of return was 5.5% versus a money-rated return of 3.1%. Finally, where there were net negative fund flows, the money-weighted rate of return (5.6%) ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... at approximately +/-5% of the universe mean. Ethnic diversity did not have much divergence either, moving around +/-7.5% versus the universe mean." Further data collected from 400 firms shows only 42% of responding asset management firms currently have ...

Adviser pay, incentives disparity revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... Western Australia and Northern Territory are earning significantly less on average ($132,327). In comparing large practices versus smaller ones, Business Health found a large disparity in pay and incentives. Experienced advisers working for smaller firms ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... reported so far, it's wary of drawing broad conclusions. "That said, we have seen a (very slight) skew towards beats versus misses," said Schellbach. In its reporting season review 2023, UBS said stocks where its analysts see consensus earnings risk ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... attitude about ETFs. "Four out of five Millennials indicate ETFs have improved the overall performance of their portfolio, versus 73% of Gen X and 48% of Boomers," she said. "Millennials are also the most likely to agree that ETFs provide more liquidity ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... should boost bond performance." While US real yields have not moved down enough yet to reverse the outperformance of value versus growth, at least so far, Iggo said that growth has started to come back. "The early months of 2023 will be telling," he ...

From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... prioritise dividend payouts and stock buy backs over capex. The fund's percentage of portfolio equity for energy is 24.2% versus the index's 5.6% at November 2022 Meanwhile, healthcare has been a long-standing overweight for the Global Equity ...