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Alternatives market to hit US$30tn by 2030: Preqin

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... Despite this, it's predicted private equity will remain the largest asset class. According to its Future of Alternatives 2029 report, it revealed that private equity will double in AUM from $5.8 trillion to $12 trillion by 2029, representing an annualised ...

Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A new report published by the SMSF software provider has revealed growing opportunity for financial advisers and demonstrates the potentially detrimental effect of the proposed Division 296 tax. The 2024 Annual Benchmark Report dives into potential ...

Aussie female fund manager representation lags: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5%, the latest Alpha Female Report finds. Citywire's annual analysis, which tracks the progress of gender parity in asset management, calculated 903 Australian ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is urging the financial services industry to adopt paid menopause leave policies as it finds more than one third of workers experiencing symptoms are likely to retire early as a result. In October 2023, the FSU launched ...

Growing super balances show more work to be done: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... balances reveals that strong investment performance has boosted the sector but several inequalities remain. According to the report, the latest data displayed super account balances from 2022 show the average balance for men aged 15 and over is $182,667 ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Services can designate sectors under the framework. Participants in these sectors must have measures to prevent, detect, report, disrupt and respond to scams. The Minister said the framework will first apply to banks, telecommunications, and digital ...

ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... retirement phase," ASIC said. ASIC aligns its default inflation rates with the federal government's 2023 Intergenerational Report (IGR), Retirement Income Review, and current midpoint of the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range for consumer price ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... will be assessed under a new means-testing formula. This was a key recommendation in the Aged Care Taskforce's final report, which said the amount paid by Australians accessing care should be determined by personal wealth, noting that the older people ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
The Future Fund says it is restructuring its investment team to meet the shifting dynamics of the current environment. The investment team, led by chief investment officer Ben Samild, will have five divisions going forward: portfolio design, real assets ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... items like holidays - and the Superannuation Guarantee has made the accumulation stage of retirement saving far easier, the report noted that a lack of retirement literacy, not financial literacy, remains a crucial barrier to achieving good outcomes ...