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Aussies don't need so much in retirement savings: SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... renting or paying a mortgage and all spending figures have been adjusted for inflation and based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data. In developing the targets, Super Consumers Australia engaged with consumers, academics, regulators, industry experts ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... inflation hasn't subsided, leading experts to believe that aggressive rate hikes will continue. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed the number of jobs this month jumped by 88,000 people and unemployment fell by 54,000. ABS head of labour ...

US rocked by inflation disaster

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that inflation has surged 9.1% over the last year, shooting up a torrid 1.3% in June alone. While inflation has surged to its highest level in 41 years, US president Joe Biden said the CPI data doesn't ...

SMSF assets climb to $892bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
New quarterly ATO statistics estimate that the total assets of SMSFs are $892 billion, up 11% year on year. More broadly, the total assets of SMSFs have grown by $2.4 billion over a five-year period to the March 2022 quarter. Despite significant asset ...

Lifespan partners with OpenInvest to launch advice solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... comprehensive personal advice to be between $2600 and $2900. It also exhibited Financial Planning Association of Australia statistics that claimed the average fees for advice represented approximately 3% of an average Australian's income. Additionally ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... ensure working people's living standards don't go backwards. Further to the ACTU's concerns, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the household saving ratios had fallen. Head of national accounts at the ABS Sean Crick commented: "The ...

Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics show the industry's total assets increased almost 10% over the past year. Super assets totalled $3.4 trillion at the end of March 2022, a 9.7% increase from the year prior. The total assets ...

Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... levels have become calamitous. Yesterday, UK inflation hit a 40-year high of 9%. Likewise, the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that Australia recently recorded a 5.1% inflation rate, the highest level seen in 20 years. Yellen acknowledged that ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... an impact on anyone's ability to buy a home." To illustrate his point, Dunnin referenced 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics data that shows the median home price increased $250,000; going from $960,000 to $1.2 million. This means that even with the ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... Guimatsia said. Note, this survey was undertaken prior to the release of the latest CPI data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics which saw a quarterly increase of 2.1% and annual increase of 5.1%.