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Robo-advice users in for the long haul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... obvious across under the age of 45, with the pursuit of long-term goals now more common than saving to buy a property, go on holiday or pay for a wedding. "It's very encouraging to see younger people be more engaged with their long-term savings activities ...

Budget means Aussies can get more from retirement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... superannuation now could buy you a better lifestyle in retirement. That could mean an annual trip overseas, a domestic holiday, or having the money to splash out on your family, but it's essential to start thinking now about how to boost your balance," ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... keeping 75%of her funds in a flexible account, Ying is free to draw on her capital to pay for expenses like a new car, holiday or health care. In monetary terms, means testing for lifetime products measure is estimated to cost $20.2 million over forward ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
"My fellow Australians, ask not what your country can do for the Australian dollar, ask what the Australian dollar can do for your country." That's me bastardising John F. Kennedy's inaugural address as the 35th US President back in 1961 (before I was ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
In a workweek cut short by a public holiday, the Royal Commission heard evidence which included an AMP adviser identified only as Mr E, whose clients haven't even been informed of his misconduct yet. It also included a high-profile adviser who "most ...

New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... frustrating to continually hear stories of young people's first experience of super as getting a small balance over summer holiday work, only to have it eaten to zero by fees," he said. "There are around two million working age high school and university ...

Contract work threatens super: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... contract workers such as Uber drivers. This cohort is a "new precarious tribe increasingly denied job security, sick leave, holiday pay, and superannuation monies," the report said. Contractors who are not accruing super should be subject to a compulsory ...

School holidays require prudent financial planning: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Parents forked out $1.1 billion over the summer school holidays, leaving many without a budget financially stressed, a new survey shows. Research from the Commonwealth Bank found children tend to ask parents for money eight times more compared to regular ...

Global asset manager appoints Aussie managing director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
An investment industry veteran has stepped down from his role as managing director at the Australian office of a US-based multi-affiliate asset manager. His successor has also been named. Prior to the Christmas holidays Gregor Rennie indicated to Affiliated ...

Don't miss your chance to win a Google Home

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... January 2018. We would like to thank you for all your support and loyalty throughout 2017 and wish you a safe and happy holiday period!