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Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... will reap the benefits. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has increased pensioners' earnings amount, with the temporary income bank top up to increase from $7800 to $11,800, before their pension is reduced. Older Australians will also be able to earn an extra ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... tax considerations are an important part of the advice process - 23% of investors consider tax effectiveness as one of their top three investment concerns. "Providing a more tax-effective approach to investing is an area where advisers can distinguish ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... expect an average of only 0.7% in capital growth, compared to 3.5% a year ago. Although diversification continues to be the top priority when selecting investments for clients (cited by 68% of advisers), advisers highly attuned to economic conditions ...

Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... test was designed to remove the tail of underperformance; the next step is to drive healthy competition among funds at the top end of the market."

Partners Group expands Australian team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... of business development and sales experience to the firm. Meanwhile, Scott will take on an expanded role in the region on top of his current duties. His focus will be increasing investment sourcing and transactions in Australia and New Zealand, building ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... around the world, measuring them on adequacy, sustainability, and integrity. Iceland, Netherlands, and Denmark received the top marks, followed by Israel and Finland. Overall, Australia scored 76.8 out of a possible 100. It scored 70.2 for adequacy ...

Worst performing super funds named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... of similar risk over five years. The data further analysed the success of funds based on investment strategy. It found the top performing balanced funds based on a five-year return to be Qantas Super - Balanced at 6.10% pa, Qantas Super - Glidepath ...

Super fund satisfaction takes hit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... loyalty," she said. "Especially since 'trust', 'excellent financial returns' and 'making members feel valued' continue to be the top three key drivers of overall satisfaction and NPS." The survey is conducted in partnership with Melbourne Business School ...

Chief executives anticipate recession: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
The current economic climate is a top concern for global chief executives, but many are already prepared for a recession, according to the KPMG 2022 Chief Executive Outlook. The report said 86% of chief executives believe a recession will happen over ...

Regulators to face committee scrutiny

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
The ACCC, APRA and ASIC will front the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics tomorrow to discuss super fund underperformance, greenwashing and the rise of finfluencers. In what will be the committee's first public hearings into the ...