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Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... Stephen Jones said for the vast majority of Australians, the legislated increases are "absolutely essential" due to the low average balances at retirement. "Is it sustainable for any elected member of parliament '15.4% is absolutely essential for us ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... The NAB business confidence index jumped by five percentage points to a reading of +10 in January - above its long-run average of +6 and despite lower than the +13 recorded in November last year, remains the highest in three years. The Westpac-Melbourne ...

Mergers prompt 13% fee drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... research shows. An analysis by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found MySuper fees of merged entities dropped by 13.4% on average. The consumer advocate group looked at eight mergers that occurred in 2019 and 2020; six were single successor fund and two ...

Financial services workers hunt new roles

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... expecting a pay rise. The highest paid job in wealth management is as a head of advice/director which is bringing in an average of over $200,000 per year. Financial advisers reported earning between $90,000 and $130,000 per year depending on their level ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... according to Janus Henderson Investors. In the Asia Pacific, payouts fell 11.9%, which is roughly in line with the global average, and the lowest since mid-2016. Australia was restricted in its dividend payouts by APRA as a result of the pandemic, capping ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... carbon-intensive projects become stranded assets as countries strive to achieve the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 1.5C or well below 2C above pre-industrial levels." Market Forces executive director Julien ...

Goldman Sachs launches robo-adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... bonds and equities, categorised across three strategies. Core is for investors who believe "it's hard to beat the market's average returns" and invest in companies based on their market capitalisation. Impact invests in companies that meet certain environmental ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... climate change metrics with only 24% of investors analysing them compared to 56% of New Zealand Investors and the global average of 42%. MSCI president and chief operating officer Baer Pettit said the combination of climate-related events and a global ...

Chief economist update: Australia's not jobless recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... expectations" dropped by 3.8% over the month and by 15.0% from a year ago to 114.5 points in February - below its long term average of 130.1 points. Having said all these, we'll have to wait until the end of March to see if the Australian labour ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... affordable to them," Forman said. "For a fund like ours, we are passionate about finding ways to meet the needs of the average Australian." Less than 10% of members engage with their superannuation account - if at all, according to InPayTech chief innovation ...