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AIA adds four regional managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... All four have worked for AIA in distribution for some time already. "At a time when it is increasingly important for Australians to have access to a high standard of financial advice, AIA Australia is focused on strengthening its support for advisers. ...

Advice firm launches Sharia-compliant platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... amounts to invest and who believe they do not require personal financial advice." He further highlighted that Islamic Australians have faced challenges in growing wealth for decades. "We know and understand what it means to be Muslim and living in Australia," ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... government's proposed tax changes and will repeal them at the next election. "We're not going to stand by and watch Australians get attacked," Dutton said. "I think the uncertainty that they're [Labor] creating around superannuation is completely ...

Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... Rainmaker Information estimates the $3 million superannuation cap would impact $410 billion of savings for around 100,000 Australians. Although only a small proportion of Australians hold $3 million or more in superannuation, they own a disproportionately ...

Industry super defies turbulent markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... billion. Meanwhile, MySuper products declined in line with the overall asset pool, dropping 3.1%to $917.3 billion. Australians' retirement savings shrank 3% at the end of last year to $3.4 trillion in total, APRA said, pointing to market volatility largely ...

What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... passions and supporting loved ones. According to a report by AMP and demographer Bernard Salt ' What wealthy means to Australians in 2023: An exploration of cultural preferences and change ' there's been a shift in Australians' attitude ...

Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... statistics from Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), more than 8.5 million people or 45% of Australians could be classified as financially illiterate. "The gender gap on financial literacy is somewhat surprising, given women's ...

Sentinel launches Aussie BTR platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... the first organisation to establish a purpose-built institutional build to rent community here in 2019 and introduce Australians to a new way of renting," Streicker said. Now, he said, the group's focus is on continuing to grow a national portfolio of ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Loosening financial advice regulation under the Quality of Advice Review proposals would highly benefit superannuation fund members, but many are convinced that this only works in theory. The Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy stuck to her ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... "It's essential that we avoid distractions and mission creep, and remain laser focused on delivering returns to Australians that secure their quality of life in retirement," Taylor said. "It's also critical that changes are predicable, certain ...