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Project to tackle dwindling number of risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... network, through the pilot project. "Elevating the quality and accessibility of risk advice is not just good practice but a social imperative," he said. "It strengthens advisers' business, enriches client relationships, and provides critical protection ...

Older Aussies are retirement illiterate: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... rising cost of living. In addition to regulatory, longevity and return risk, retirees need to manage a complex tax code and social security system. Further, figuring out the exact amount retirees should drawdown is also complex. Citing a 2022 study by ...

First Australians Capital appoints managing partner, receives $9m backing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... appointment of Saulo, who has over 18 years of experience in finance, international engagement, economic development, and social impact, completes its new leadership team. Prior to FAC, he was the first Indigenous person to be appointed an Australian ...

HESTA pumps $100m into BTR project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... located at 402 Macaulay Road, Kensington. The development will comprise 362 mixed-tenure dwellings encompassing affordable, social, market-rate, and specialist disability housing, close to public transport and major hospitals. HESTA chief executive Debby ...

NGS Super to debut retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... challenges that this brings. We should be finding ways to make our members confident in retirement, it's a really important social issue and super funds have got an incredible responsibility to help their members," Previtera said. "From our perspective ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe has spoken of the difficulty of navigating his tenure in an era dominated by social media and clickbait, and said he remains confident the bank's decisions supported the population's economic prosperity. In ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic, social, environmental, cultural and research capacity impacts. Since some impacts are difficult to quantify and monetise, the economic ...

Ironbark launches global infrastructure fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... direction of our businesses." EagleCrest Infrastructure invests across a range of infrastructure segments such as digital, social, and energy transition. "We fundamentally believe that infrastructure is a long-term asset class," Osorio said. "So, we ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
Of the 97 products to fail this year's superannuation performance test, 96 are trustee-directed products - 75% of which are issued by the same four trustees. Released this morning, the 2023 performance test marks the first time trustee-directed ...

RBA considers impact of climate on monetary policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... business/policy cycle. And there is uncertainty around the evolution of technology and the speed with which climate, economic and social systems can adapt." Bullock noted that the April 2023 RBA review examined the role of monetary policy and climate ...