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Aussie attitudes toward retirement shifting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... Australians intending to retire in the next 12 months has risen to 61.9 years, up from 58.2 years in 2014. Roy Morgan said this trend proves beneficial to members, super funds and the Government as it allows for a longer accumulation phase and eases ...

Aussies turn to online trading in droves

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The number of retail online investors in Australia is the highest it's been since the GFC, the latest insight from Investment Trends shows. According to a new report, 645,000 Australians placed at least one share trade last year, compared to just 640,000 ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Investment in Australia's top 20 stocks by the self-managed superannuation sector is growing as lower returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs ...

Chief economist update: Home cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... 10% annual growth limit for investment housing in late 2014. To be sure, the ABS report contained dated stats but if the trend in the CoreLogic Home Value Index is any indication, we can expect further cooling housing prices. CoreLogic's "five city aggregate ...

PIMCO sells Aussie banks as correction looms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... suggested by tight credit spreads and very low volatility are close to fully pricing in the "good news" implied by above-trend global growth and "gently rising inflation." Exacerbating this is the wider global trend of central banks tightening monetary ...

Responding to the revolution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
The digital transformation and casualisation of the workforce is the fourth industrial revolution in action and superannuation funds can find lessons in history on how best to respond. Addressing the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Brisbane ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Direct investors' share of the ETF market is increasing, largely driven by a growing interest from the millennial contingent, according to Investment Trends and BetaShares research. The research found that while SMSF investors remain a key market for ...

HNWIs give a boost to resurgent art market: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
High-net-worth investors, particularly the growing Asian cohort, have boosted the global art market by 12% after two years of decline. UBS, in partnership with Art Basel, published a report containing macro-level analysis of global art-buying habits ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and the Philippines in 2018. Obtaining secondary passports and residencies is a growing trend for the world's wealthiest people - 34% of UHNWIs hold a second passport and 29% are planning to purchase one, while 21% ...

Netwealth partners for engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Netwealth is partnering with a cloud-based wealth platform to assist financial advisers in improving client engagement. Advisers using the myprosperity portal can now view Netwealth client account investment and portfolio data on the platform and receive ...