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Mercer, Kogan to launch super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... super services. "This partnership will deliver a no frills superannuation offering with ultra-low fees that will enable Aussies to retain and preserve more of their personal wealth," he said. "Albert Einstein once said that 'compound interest is ...

RBA calls for more innovation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
RBA started to support immediate payments for Aussies around the clock, this year. RBA's head of payments settlements department Greg Johnston spoke at SIBOS about what the central bank would like to see in payments next. In February, RBA launched ...

Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
Australian millennials are aiming to retire comfortably at 50 with $5 million in their nest egg, a new survey shows. Trading platform Stake surveyed 506 Australians and those aged between 18 and 34 said investing in US stocks will help make their goals ...

Aussies second-most optimistic about retirement: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Australians are the second-most optimistic about retirement, according to new SSGA research that compared retirement satisfaction levels across eight countries. SSGA's Global Retirement Reality Report polled 9400 people across Australia, US, UK ...

Aged care RC will spook Aussies into advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Delegates today heard the impending Royal Commission into aged care could serve as a catalyst for more Australians to access financial advice. While presenting a focus session on the new age of aged care, Challenger technical services manager Sean Howard ...

Half of Australians don't have a will

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... Queenslanders are the most likely to have one (47% don't have wills). Finder personal finance expert Kate Browne said Aussies need to act even if they don't have a large estate. "Most people don't like to think about their death and fewer still enjoy ...

Glut of underperformance in managed funds: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... years. They found about 78% of these funds underperformed their respective benchmarks. The lacklustre performance means Aussies are losing $414 billion of their everyday hard-earned cash by being invested in them, InvestSMART said. The average underperformance ...

Aussies want advice, as long as it's cheap: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Australians trust financial advisers but will not pay more than $400 for face-to-face consultation, latest research reveals. Latest research from ING - conducted in conjunction with Rice Warner - shows financial advisers are the most trusted source ...

Parents key to financial literacy legacy: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Australians - born since 2000 - growing up in an increasingly cashless world. According to the FPA, this generation of young Aussies are the "Invisible-Money Generation," and their relationship with money is built largely around online transactions and ...

Retirement planning is a personal responsibility

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... income. Current retirees reported their income was about half that of when they were working, the same amount most working Aussies expect to lose in income once they move into retirement. According to the research, Australians plan to cope with income ...