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Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... a closer eye on our budgets, which is a positive sign." The research also found that COVID-19 had shaken the retirement plans of woman more than their male peers, with 33% no longer feeling confident about their retirement (compared to 25% for men). ...

AMP, BT and CBA to face class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... Super for Life Westpac Group, BT SuperWrap, BT SuperWrap Essentials, BT Panorama Super or BT Superannuation Invest Fund plans between 2014 and 2020. Also asked to join the class action by Shine are CommInsure life or income protection policy holders ...

Banks ordered to reduce dividend payout ratios

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... half of their earnings when making decisions on capital distributions. It is also asking them to use dividend reinvestment plans and other initiatives to offset the diminution in capital from capital distributions where possible. APRA also wants banks ...

Good quarter but bad year for US instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... June but year-to return date segments stand at -3.8%. Corporate ERISA [Employee Retirement Income Security Act] pension plans returned 10.55% at the median in June quarter. Median ERISA pension plan had 37% of its total assets in US fixed income. Foundations ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... have a different way of looking at the market; we need to respond using all the latest technologies." While the wealthtech plans to keep a low profile in Australia in 2020, it will focus on utilising Smith and Fisk's connections to leverage opportunities ...

PSK acquires wealth firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Financial advice firm PSK Financial Services has acquired Sydney-based Socius Wealth Management as part of its growth plans. Socius founder and partner John D'Alessandri said that completing the acquisition amid COVID-19 was challenging. "What became ...

Xinja dabbles in US stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Neobank Xinja has announced plans to launch a US share trading platform Dabble, giving investors access to over 3000 stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Xinja claims Dabble will make names like Tesla, Facebook, Google and Amazon accessible and ...

Six Park eyes advisers, appoints head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... Aranwela said. Richards said the firm is seeing an increasing number of advisers and wealth managers accelerating their plans for digital offerings. "...the cost of doing business is going up and, at a time when more people than ever could benefit from ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... billion." Before the second wave's outbreak in Victoria, tour and accommodation operators and universities were laying out plans to welcome back China and other international tourists and students. These are now on ice, either because of renewed ...

Pandemic exacerbated retirement confidence: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... Australia caused by COVID-19, as well as long-standing issues such as having no spare money, uncertainty around retirement plans and lack of trust in the retirement system," it said. "This reinforces the need for saving regular amounts; superannuation ...