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Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman dies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... unpleasant and avoid it as much as possible." In one experiment, Kahneman found people were more willing to travel 20 minutes to save $5 on a $15 calculator but were less likely to travel the same distance to save $5 on a $125 calculator. Born in Tel ...

Advisers flock to managed accounts, but are very selective

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... their time' as one of the main upsides of using managed accounts with advisers now reporting they, or their support staff, save on average 22.8 hours per week, up from 17.1 hours last year. For an adviser who works 7.5 hours a day, that's a saving of ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
Women continue to lack confidence in how much they can save for retirement and ability to invest compared to men, new surveys reveal. Only 30% of women are happy with the amount in their super fund, a survey of 1000 super members led by the Australian ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... up $22,680 - substantially lower than men's $48,087. On a monthly basis, women are able to put away $551 while men can save $281 more at $832. Sarah Megginson, Finder's personal finance expert, said that women's focus is on immediate needs ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... retirement," AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder said. "For a 25-year-old man on a median wage our data suggests they will save $459,000 for their retirement, while for a 25-year-old woman on a median wage it is $334,000, which is a material ...

Aussies say they're paying too much tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... Finder said many see the stage 3 tax cuts as a welcome reprieve, with those earning between $45,000 and $135,000 a year to save a further $804. "That means someone earning the median Australian income of $83,200 will get a $1759 tax cut over 12 months ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
Superannuation research shows that retail funds dominated in the 12 months to January end. League tables show Vanguard Super's default lifecycle investment option bested competitors for the year ending 31 January 2024. According to Rainmaker Information ...

Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... new role, Davis will champion policies aimed at bettering capital markets and increasing accessibility for investors to "save for a secure future." Serving as chief investment officer and global head of Vanguard Investment Management Group since 2017 ...

Stage 3 tax cuts pass Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
The government's amendments to the stage 3 tax cuts have been passed and will automatically take effect on July 1. The Albanese government said the amendments were made due to the cost of living crisis. Now, everyone will benefit from a tax cut ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... regret that later because Division 296 Tax makes that so wildly attractive?" she asked. While not all SMSFs will necessarily save $3 million or more, they are nonetheless aspiring to maximise their retirement savings, Heffron said. For that group, $3 ...