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Betashares expands Wealth Builder suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... opportunity to build wealth over the long term by offering cost effective and convenient access to gearing. GNDQ allows Australians to invest in world-leading companies in the Nasdaq 100 through a professionally managed geared exchange traded fund," ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... accrued benefit. Explaining, David Knox, senior partner at Mercer, said Australia needs to better focus on encouraging Australians to make the best use of their savings through taking out long-term retirement income streams. This was also highlighted ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Vanguard Investments Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski believes Australians would be shocked to learn how much is being drained from their retirement savings through super fund fees. New research commissioned by Vanguard, conducted by CT Group ...

Aussies struggle with financial goals: Generation Life

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australians are finding it hard to achieve their financial goals because of inflation, the cost of living, and a complex investment landscape that's characterised by ongoing policy change, according to Generation Life research. While those with a financial ...

AustralianSuper pumps $2.2bn into US data centre

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
AustralianSuper is making its first investment in a US data centre platform for $2.2 billion in a bid to capitalise on the soaring demand for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Texas-based DataBank has found a place in AustralianSuper's ...

Super Members Council names deputy chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... "Georgia's appointment as deputy chief executive recognises her leadership role at SMC that advocates for 11 million Australians with super," Schubert said. Prior to SMC's creation, Brumby worked in advocacy and strategy at Industry Super Australia for ...

Best and worst performing ETFs revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... more investors turning to ETFs to diversify their asset allocation, we are seeing the beginning of the shift in how Australians build wealth." Hodge said the ETF boom would likely continue and become a cornerstone of wealth-building strategies. "It's ...

TAL changes underwriting limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... performance, portfolio management, and underwriting Liesje Jansen van Rensburg said the changes make it faster and easier for Australians to access cover with simplified underwriting. "We're using data and insights combined with expertise from TAL's ...

ASIC seeks $27m penalty against AustralianSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
ASIC is seeking a major $27 million penalty against AustralianSuper in the Federal Court. ASIC alleges that, for almost 10 years, AustralianSuper failed to have adequate policies and procedures to identify members who held multiple AustralianSuper accounts ...

$3m super tax edges closer to reality

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... million threshold to Consumer Price Index (CPI) and this lack of indexation will disproportionately impact younger Australians," Tink argued. "For the Australian super system to work, it's important people have confidence in the reliability and consistency ...