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More advisers using ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... year, according to the latest BetaShares Investment Trends ETF report. About 47% of advisers used ETFs in 2017, the report shows. This number has since grown to 53%. A further 16% of the adviser base is considering using ETFs in the next 12 months, according ...

Couples need to talk money

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... research from Westpac shows couples are struggling to discuss their financial matters. Westpac's Finance and Separation report shows that choosing to avoid discussions about their finances is a recurring theme among couples who have - or are considering ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... health and wellbeing in their workplace would improve in the future. SuperFriend chief executive Margo Lydon said the report shows mental health remains a significant issues for working women. The different workplace experiences of men and women might ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... focus on blue chip stocks amid market uncertainty in the second half of 2018, the latest CommSec SMSF trading trends report shows. The sector had been cooling to the top stocks for some time. Almost 40% of the traded value by SMSF investors was in ASX20 ...

Quirky SMSF investments unveiled

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... include ATMs, livestock and frozen horse semen. The SMSF administration and software provider's Investment Patterns Report shows frozen semen used to breed horses is among the most "exotic" investments. SuperConcepts analyst Phil LaGreca said the ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... for investors dabbling in the country's share market (that makes all Australians via their superannuation). The report shows that the seasonally adjusted estimate of total company gross operating profits eased to 1.9% in the September quarter from ...

Knowledge, action gap puts SMSF savings at risk: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... significant reduction in retirement income for many Australians, particularly those with SMSFs," the association said. The report shows that 60% of SMSF investors aged 65 or older plan to invest in blue chip shares over the coming 12 months; shares that ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... 14.1% (FY17: 12%) and alternatives to 15.3% (FY17: 14.8%) over the course of the 2018 financial year, its annual report shows. New York-based Key Square Capital Management and California-based Clocktower Group were awarded an alternatives mandate to ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... more complaints Westpac customers sent the bank fewer compliments in the last year while complaints piled up, the report shows. The 2018 financial year was the first time that Westpac collected fewer compliments than the year before since it started ...

Mental health at work still a stigma: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... employers need to do more to support mental health and wellbeing, SuperFriend's Indicators of a Thriving Workplace report shows. Almost half (45%) of the participants said they've experienced some stigma related to mental health in their workplace. ...