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Millions of retirees will benefit from QAR

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
The Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) proposals will help an additional two million retirees spend $22.5 billion more and leave $6 billion less in bequests annually by the year 2040. According to data released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Research from Aware Super suggests members who access financial advice end up $150,000 better off in retirement compared to those that don't. From a sample of over 100,000 members, some of which received comprehensive advice, Aware Super found those ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... subordinated self-interest. And if you check the ATO statistics from the 2019/2020 year for the highest paid occupations, the top three spots are taken by medical professionals." He said it's clear that medical and other professionals are well paid ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... costs on to consumers. Hostplus' focus on investment strategy - rather than on peer relative returns - has long made the top-performing fund an outlier in the local superannuation industry. The $92 billion fund for hospitality and tourism workers ...

Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... margin (NIM) and elevated operating costs, reflecting the impacts of growing inflation and a tightening employment market." The top 10 mutuals by total assets also saw a PBT decrease of 19.2%, this fiscal year as well as movement in their ranking status. ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
First Sentier Investors (FSI) has named Kate Turner its new global head of responsible investment while bolstering its responsible investment team in several markets. Based in Sydney, Turner replaces Will Oulton, who is retiring from the business at ...

Retirement no longer back of mind: Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... an Equipsuper survey. Equipsuper surveyed more than 2000 Australians and found 46% of have made voluntary contributions to top up their super over their working life, with around two-thirds making their first voluntary contribution before turning 40. ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
According to social researcher Michael McQueen, the trends that will be game changers, not just for financial planners but for the world at large, is the acceleration of artificial intelligence, the reworking of work, and the post-millennial era. "In ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... over 4600 compared with a higher and higher set based professional with complex needs 5600." She went on to outline the FPA's top priorities going forward, including a substantial reduction in the unnecessary red tape and duplicated compliance measures ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... TelstraSuper's short-term performance was marred by market conditions that hit all funds but its MySuper products have ranked in the top five in the market for three, five and 10 years. Notably, it's not just that Miller made the right call on ...