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Super viewed as lifeboat by Aussies: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... experiencing financial strain today, most Australians are confident there's better times ahead because of their superannuation savings. An Essential Research survey of 1151 people, commissioned by the Super Members Council (SMC) in November, found that ...

Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... will flood the markets and land squarely in the retirement accounts of US households who can least afford to lose their savings to the fraud and manipulation that appears prevalent in the spot bitcoin markets and will impact the ETPs," she said.

Caddick SMSF clients should recoup all funds: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... operation in 2012 to 2020 when she disappeared. One client in Mackay Chapman's lawsuit, who was retired, saw life savings disappear thanks to Caddick, who operated Maliver without an AFSL and used another company's licence without authorisation. ...

AustralianSuper in talks to extend administration services mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... loved ones with a personalised, timely and seamless experience when they interact with their fund and their retirement savings," Curtis said. "This year we've made improvements to the way we manage death claims and complaints, including increasing the ...

IFM Investors appoints diversified credit leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... capabilities, which have been an important part of IFM's overall growth as we seek to invest, protect and grow the retirement savings of working people," said Nunez. Wanigasekera added: "It's great to be co-leading a team focused on delivering ...

BT signposts key issues for advisers in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... suggested that this may be attributed to the escalated cost of living, prompting retirees to seek ways to boost their savings of increase cash flow. Another potential reason is this strategy has become accessible to more Australians, with the eligibility ...

Government reports improved fiscal outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... improvement of $12.8 billion from earlier projections. Since the last election, the government has identified $49.6 billion in savings, leading to a cumulative improvement of $211.4 billion in the underlying cash balance over the next five years. Minister ...

Hostplus ups fees on socially responsible option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... iteration of the PDS, the Socially Responsible Investment - Balanced product would cost a member with $50,000 in retirement savings approximately $363.49. This was made up of investment fees and costs charged at 0.30%, performance fees charged at 0.11% ...

How young Australians are missing out on better super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
Young Australians are missing out on higher superannuation returns by parking their retirement savings in default MySuper products, instead of exploring other investment options. Analysis of APRA data by Innova Asset Management revealed that an all-equities ...

Impact of debt on retiree confidence a mixed bag

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... little concern. A study commissioned by AMP has found that fewer than one in 10 Australians expect they will have enough savings for retirement, and one in three are not confident that their nest egg will provide for an adequate lifestyle. A key finding ...