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Higher super contributions make Aussies feel safer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... their retirement. While the superannuation sector awaits the final report of the retirement income review, new Investment Trends research suggests Australians feel safer when they contribute more than 9.5% of their wage to their retirement savings. The ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... and centre. Rice Warner executive director Michael Rice, Challenger chair of retirement income Jeremy Cooper, Investment Trends chief executive Michael Blomfield and SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney took to the stage at the annual SMSF Association ...

Netwealth leads the platform pack

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Investment Trends has released the 16th edition of its Platform Benchmarking and Competitive Analysis Report, with Netwealth taking out the top gong. The wealth management platform led the pack for overall platform functionality, followed closely by ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... geopolitical tensions weigh heavily on high hopes for a repeated 2019. That's according to the latest research from Investment Trends, which found that investor sentiment remains grounded amidst rising markets. Despite the outbreak of coronavirus ...

Last stand for grandfathered commissions falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... enough." Johnston explained to supporters that grandfathered revenue has already plummeted from 30% to 7% (citing Investment Trends data) over the last seven years. This, he said, was a sign that advisers were heeding warnings ahead of the ban on grandfathered ...

ETF investing at record highs: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... industry is seeing a rapid rise in popularity amongst SMSFs and financial advisers, according to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report. According to the report, the number of ETF investors in Australia has grown 18% year on year, reaching a record ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... financial advisers specialising in life insurance has more than halved in the last five years, according to Investment Trends research. In its 2019 Planner Risk Report released today, Investment Trends revealed just 15% of advisers are considered risk ...

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... inconsistent with the code's banning of any conflict of interest. Anderson pointed to research conducted by Investment Trends breaking down the revenue streams of advice practices. If grandfathered trail commissions, life insurance commissions and ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... looking for more from their wealth advisers, including broader access to alternatives. The 2019 Powerwrap and Investment Trends HNW Investor Report shows 58% of HNWs have unmet advice needs, an increase of four percentage points on last year's results. ...

Complexity of grandfathered commissions overlooked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... explained. "It was always expected that it would die a natural death over time." In the policy paper, Anderson cited Investment Trends data which showed that in 2010 grandfathered commissions made up 30% of practice income but by 2017 that proportion ...