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No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... downturn and that's why we've seen share markets respond in the way they have," Mousina said. While US shares are in a bear market, Australia has been fortunate this year, shielded by very high commodity prices that support national income and ...

Burgeoning challenges of the advice industry: Padua

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... shows that the current cost to produce advice per client, per year is $5334. "That's a significant cost that advisers have to bear, so we need to weigh up the profitability of an advice provider versus compared to what you're charging clients," Esler ...

Australia ranks 40th for crypto spend

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... rebounded in Q4 when we saw prices rebound to new all-time highs, and has fallen in each of the last two quarters due to the bear market. "Still, it's important to note that global adoption remains well above its pre-bull market 2019 levels, the data ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
According to new data, this year could be the most challenging in recent history to retire. Natixis IM shared its annual NIM Global Retirement Index (GRI) data and report named Danger Zone and said market downfall, low rates and inflation are taking ...

Investors protect against inflation: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Difficult market conditions have driven considerable interest in inflation-resilient assets, according to the latest quarterly manager intelligence and market trends report by bfinance. The report found that despite ongoing volatility during the quarter ...

Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said that industry super funds' exposure to unlisted assets could lead to its members having more than $130,000 extra at retirement. Today, industry funds have investments of over $1 trillion, including more than ...

CSLR establishment is critical: FPA

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has called out the urgent need for a broad-based Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) following ASIC's recent notice for former Dixon Advisory clients to register any complaints with the ...

Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
Maple-Brown Abbott's head of Australian value equities Douglas Maple-Brown says the recent de-rating of many ASX listed companies will likely go further, favouring value investors. Maple-Brown said: "Stagflation fears and the end of easy money have ...

Zipmex files for debt relief amid ongoing crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... The announcement follows its decision to halt customer withdrawals making it the latest crypto exchange to get burnt by the bear market and caught up in a series of defaults. "Due to current macroeconomic conditions and the recent fallout in the crypto ...

Equities challenged but opportunities are there

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... "Thirdly, we need time. We know that being patient is important in investing." Griffin added: "We are in the middle of a bear market and, looking at the lessons of previous bear markets, history suggests we could potentially be only half-way through ...