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Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Russell Investments Value of an Adviser report says many investors are being pressured into sub-optimal investment decisions but having a financial adviser could add more than 4% to total portfolio value. So, even though advice fees have jumped 16% ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, up 8.2% over the last year. Increases in the shelter, food, and medical care indexes were the largest of many contributors to the monthly seasonally adjusted all items increase. Though, these ...

Cromwell sells stake in LDK

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The real estate investor and fund manager has sold its 50% equity interest in LDK Healthcare (LDK) to Anglicare Sydney (Anglicare). As part of the deal, Cromwell will initially receive $20 million, and will keep hold of its secured interest-bearing ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... has meant that size has potentially created greater returns. But as he sees it, that return differential will shrink in a bear market. "And, potentially, the larger you are, the greater the risk and volatility that you'll encounter," he warns. "In ...

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 ...