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Advised Aussies better off on all fronts: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... to all of them. For instance, 76% of advised Aussies said they feel they are living a life consistent with their values versus 67% of unadvised. Further, 71% of those that get advice feel positive and optimistic about life versus just 55% of those that ...

CALI progressing well: Mu

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... don't expect to be the only person in life insurance but we do expect the single focused voice in life insurance the focus versus life insurance," he said. "It's given a bit of a window for all of us in what the amount of work is required for ...

Burgeoning challenges of the advice industry: Padua

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... $5334. "That's a significant cost that advisers have to bear, so we need to weigh up the profitability of an advice provider versus compared to what you're charging clients," Esler said. There's very, very little margin for the advice business, she added. ...

Actuary of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... unresolved problems in the use of data - there are conflicting ideas of fairness put forward, and what constitutes good versus poor conduct is often still vague." "We have taken the opportunity as a society to build automated systems. With human beings ...

Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... Explicitly, having too many compromises in how a program is built and too much of a focus on the adviser practice outcomes versus client outcomes. "As an industry, most of the content and literature that's written is about time savings, efficiencies ...

Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... Most active funds underperform in every reported category over longer-term horizons, according to the biannual S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. However, although long-term performance statistics are poor, the SPIVA Australia ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... the spectrum, seek explicit risk reduction. It targets a lower volatility profile than the benchmark, typically 15-30% versus the index over a market cycle and should offer downside protection in a declining market. The report said a minority of managers ...

Platinum remains positive despite net profit loss

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... This was driven by markets and outflows of $2.2 billion. Its financial 2022 operating expenses decreased to $69.4 million, versus $71.6 million in the prior year. Investors will receive a dividend of seven cents per share, taking full-year dividends ...

Iress records 29% jump in profit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... affirmed its segment profit guidance for the full year of 2022 is $177 million - $183 million, an increase of 7% - 10% versus the personal conduct purchase (PCP). It added that results are now expected to be at the lower end of the range due to investment ...

Super fund for women closes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... showed it was more expensive than the typical not-for-profit fund, reporting a fee ratio of 1.13% on a $50,000 balance versus 1.02%. The fund offered just two investment options, Balanced and Growth. According to Aracon Super's 2021 annual report ...