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CFS launches low cost geared index options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... charged on margin loans to individual investors. "As the geared index options manage debt internally, investors don't need to worry about margin lending applications or margin calls," Quirk said. "There is no debt recourse at the investor level, so the ...

Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... many are worried about the political risks they face once they are retired, research suggests. Illness remains the biggest worry Aussies face in their later years, but regulatory changes that affect their nest eggs has risen two-fold from 19% last year ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
The rise and rise of measured inflation across the globe has had financial markets bring forward rate hike expectations, and for good reasons. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) started proceedings at its 6 October meeting when it doubled the official ...

SCA slams five super funds' junk insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
Super Consumers Australia is calling out several superannuation funds for maintaining junk insurance that embed restrictive disability tests. NGS Super, AMP, TelstraSuper, Prime Super and Spirit Super carry the most restrictive insurance policies compared ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... certainly of tamed and predictable low inflation has brought dividends to economic fortunes everywhere. Businesses not having to worry about about price shocks were able to adjust their operations accordingly. Think of the "just in time" inventory management ...

GROW Inc ramps up cybersecurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... review within a short period of time. "This provided a very quick time to value for GROW. The business didn't have to worry about infrastructure, networking or security foundations; it could focus on application development and prepare for its go ...

Baby Boomers cashing in on meme stocks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
According to analysis from Openmarkets Group, on average Baby Boomers and Generation X are making money on meme stocks, while Millennials are losing money. The analysis covered 11 "meme stocks" (stocks whose share prices skyrocketed due to social media ...

ASIC urged to act on common ownership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... entity," she said. MP Andrew Leigh said the Hayne Royal Commission criticised ASIC for being slow to act on emerging issues. "I worry that on common ownership, [ASIC] is making the same mistake," he said. "[Common ownership] might be a critical issue ...

Economic recap: Week to September 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its "National Accounts" report for the June 2021 quarter, and it was good... nay, it was great! The report showed the economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.7% in the second quarter of the year, taking ...

Time to weed out dud funds: Delaney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... conservative approaches, giving up some level of return to offset the risk that they underperform the benchmark. "What does worry me is that if funds take this really seriously, they might move to less growth-style portfolios and more defensive portfolios ...