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Older Aussies are retirement illiterate: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Australians are pension-phase illiterate and blame the complex superannuation system for not understanding the basics about retirement, a new survey shows. A whopping 70% of 50-year-olds and over canvassed by AMP do not understand what an account-based ...

Aussie investors tighten purse strings: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Close to 80% of local investors adjusted their investment strategy towards a more conservative approach in the last six months, according to HSBC's latest investor survey. The second iteration of the group's Investor Insights Survey found that ...

EG touches down in Japan

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
EG Funds Management (EG) has launched a real estate investment advisory office in Tokyo to investigate future opportunities for new and existing investors across the region. According to the real estate funds manager, the new office will enable the ...

Australia sees modest uptick in HNWIs: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
The number of Australian investors holding more than $1 million of investable assets increased by 10,000 in the past year to 635,000, according to Investment Trends' latest research. The 2023 High Net Worth Investor Report, sponsored by Praemium, is ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
The financial confidence of older Australians continues to take a beating thanks to mounting cost-of-living pressures, as many feel they will struggle with it well into the future, a new study shows. Eighty percent of people aged 50 years old and over ...

SG Hiscock starts distributing small cap fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
As previously flagged when the two partnered, SG Hiscock & Company (SGH) and the US-based asset manager EAM Global Investors (EAM) have jointly launched a global small cap fund in Australia. The EAM Global Small Companies Fund holds between 100 to 150 ...

Australians retiring later than global peers: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
Australians are remaining in the workforce years after their global peers, research reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' Global Retirement Index (GRI) assessed retirement across 44 countries. It found the median retirement age across all countries ...

Young Aussies flock to SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
Generation X and Millennials are leading the charge in establishing self-managed super funds (SMSFs), according to new analysis from Class. The 2023 Annual Benchmark Report reveals that Generation X aged 42 to 56 (52.7%) and Millennials aged 27 to 41 ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
In the first half of 2023, 55% of Australian equity funds underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 index, according to the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard. But the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard - which measures the performance of actively managed ...

NowInfinity bolsters estate planning capabilities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
NowInfinity, part of Class, has added new features to its SMSF trust deed. The new product features enhance its current SMSF deed and consolidate its position as the industry benchmark for SMSF documentation. Further, the deed will act as the cornerstone ...