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'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
Despite over 30 years of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee, two-thirds of Australians fear they won't have enough money to last through retirement. A study commissioned by Findex and conducted by YouGov, investigating Australians' readiness for retirement ...

Tyndall launches Aussie small cap fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
A new small cap fund from Tyndall Asset Management will invest in up to 70 local companies the manager views as undervalued. In what is Tyndall's first fund launch since 2008, the Tyndall AM Australian Small Companies Fund was incepted in March ...

Super fund ASX dominance stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... smaller funds or self-managed super funds (15%). At the end of June 2022, industry super funds held 18% of members' money in Aussie stocks, while retail funds held 28%. This equates to about $316 billion for NFP funds and $193 billion for retail funds. ...

Superhero launches in New Zealand

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Baskin added that the firm has invested "strongly" to ensure New Zealand investors have the same "great experience" as Aussie investors. "We want to keep costs down and provide a user-friendly platform on which investors can grow their wealth," he co ...

Wealth inequality divides Australia: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Rich Australians who possess $1.9 million on average make up nearly two thirds of total household wealth, a new study finds. A new paper from the Actuaries Institute, Not a level playing field, examined the wealthiest and poorest 20% of the population ...

Hostplus, IFS adopt 'mass-personalised' advice tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Iress is rolling out a new tool providing simple, digital financial advice, with Hostplus and Industry Fund Services the first to take it up. The SuperSmart tool combines digital advice with member education, personalised via registry data, including ...

Perpetual progresses Pendal integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... $0.5 billion were split across Pendal's cash strategies and global equities strategies but were offset by outflows from Aussie equities and fixed income of $0.7 billion. Perpetual said these mainly came from one intermediary client. The wealth management ...

Aussies happy with compulsory super: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
Australians are firm believers in the superannuation system, with 80% of fund members believing those who are self-employed should also be mandated to contribute. This is a headline result from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
These are just some of the recommendations from Grattan Institute ahead of the federal budget, which also include counting more of the family home in the aged pension assets and residential aged care means tests. With Australia on course for 25 straight ...

Canadian pension fund buys Aussie spud farm

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and its Australian agriculture subsidiary, AustOn Corporation acquired a majority interest in potato growing giant Mitolo Family Farms. With more than 50 years of operations, Mitolo Family Farms is the ...