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Ageing Australians rapidly shifting retirement planning

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... advisers and super funds are now looking to develop clearer positions on. The whitepaper examines the factors driving this interest, it also debunks several myths and sets up a framework through which advisers can lead the conversation around retirement ...

RBA issues warning over inflationary spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... The board said that recent data has reinforced the need to "remain vigilant" to upside risks to inflation. "The path of interest rates that will best ensure that inflation returns to target in a reasonable timeframe remains uncertain and the board is ...

AFSLs undertake more reviews, lack risk documentation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Most AFS Licensees (AFSLs) are undertaking more reviews of their systems and processes but still lack documentation when it comes to managing risk, according to a new compliance survey. Holley Nethercote's 2024 Compliance Trends Survey reveals AFSLs ...

Betashares captures most net flows in managed funds industry

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... Quality ETF, Metrics Direct Income Fund, and Betashares Global Shares ETF. Notably, of the top 10 products, half were fixed interest products, four were low-cost indexed market cap weighted equity products, and one was an international equities product. ...

Most advisers satisfied with success: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... research shows. The 171 advice practices canvassed by Elixir Consulting and Colonial First State recorded earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margins that ranged from -20% (loss) and up to 60%. While this averaged to 23% for the group, the research ...

First Bitcoin ETF to launch this week on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... exposure to Bitcoin by investing in the VanEck Bitcoin Trust (HODL) - a US ETF that issues common shares of beneficial interest that are listed on Cboe. However, Monochrome Asset Management chief executive Jeff Yew told Financial Standard that its recently ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... remains in suspended animation." Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird also believes the RBA will keep interest rates unchanged this month. "The June board meeting comes in the wake of the 2024 Federal Budget, which was a little ...

Advisers call for apology from Super Members Council

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia and members say the super lobby group should formally apologise for its recent remarks about "dodgy financial advisers." Earlier this week, the Super Members Council (SMC) renewed calls for anti-hawking legislation ...

ASIC issues first stop order for crowd funding

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... document. The CSF was published on the VentureCrowd intermediary platform. ASIC said it made the interim order in the public interest to protect retail investors looking to invest in the offer. This is ASIC's first use of its stop order powers in ...

US looks towards rate cuts, Australia lags behind

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... economic data came out from the US overnight with US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicating the US could cut interest rates at least once this year. A lower-than-expected May CPI print was encouraging, but the FOMC still kept its funds rate target ...