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Australia misses out on global dividends growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... corresponding period in global H1 payouts. The nation's core dividend growth rate of 6.1% was in line with the global average. However, closer to home, the dividend payout declined to $29.3 billion (US$18.5bn) with core dividend growth down 10.6% in ...

La Trobe has two of three stop orders lifted

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... companies. It said these US companies are not rated by any rating agency and investing in these loans involves an above average amount of risk and volatility or loss of principal. "Under the design and distribution obligations (DDO), financial product ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... of those using an account-based pension draw their super at the legislated minimum rates, leaving two-thirds unspent by average life expectancy," said Brendan Coates, housing and economic security program director at Grattan Institute. "More structural ...

Younger generations drive SMSF sector growth: Class

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... for 37.3% of new establishments, reflecting growing engagement with wealth creation and the flexibility SMSFs offer. The average age of new SMSF joiners was 48 years compared to 61.6 years for existing members. The average starting balance for new funds ...

Platinum pushes for L1 Capital merger ahead of EGM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... before tax was down more than 60% to $27.5 million. Platinum said it earned "negligible" performance fees for the year and average funds under management came in at $10.8 billion, a drop of 29.4% from $15.3 billion. After the merger, Platinum would be ...

Age Pension to increase on September 20

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... effective marginal tax rates of 60% to 80%. "We continue to call for the Work Bonus payments thresholds to be indexed to Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE). This isn't just about allowing retirees to work without facing extreme effective ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... market companies. "These US companies are not rated by any rated agency and investing in these loans involves an above average amount of risk and volatility or loss of principal," ASIC said. The fund was launched in early 2024. At August end it had about ...

Koda Capital names first partner from career program

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. The group has 54 partners and each adviser looks after 40 clients, on average, according to client statistics on its website. Last May, five financial advisers from JB Were joined the company.

Australia maintains global retirement security ranking: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... stability includes over-estimating how much time it takes for individuals to build their savings. Australian respondents on average planned to retire at 66 but often retired much earlier at 60. Other factors of concern include sticky inflation, fears ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... calls tend to connect with clients more often, averaging five interactions per year compared with 3.6 interactions on average across the survey." Trust between an organisation and its clients operates as a crucial catalyst, and once that is breached ...