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Older investors, women flock to crypto

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... amounts, according to BTC Markets. BTC Markets' Investor Report FY20-21 showed almost one in four crypto investors are over the age of 44. Older Australians were found to have larger initial deposits, bigger portfolios, and higher average investments. ...

ABPs alone won't meet retirement income covenant: Knox

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... had this discussion internally. If someone has a balance of $150[000 to] $200,000 and they single, they'll receive the Age Pension. Do they need a longevity product?" he said, adding such a person may still want certainty in their income in retirement. ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... the performing fund, I don't need to do anything, my investments are doing quite well. Even though, if you look at the age and the age bracket...it might be better if you're in a more aggressive growth option." The other cohort -- members in ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... only way we will address gender inequity now and for generations to come." In Australia, approximately 400,000 women over the age of 45 are at risk of homelessness. Aware Super research found one in four women were concerned they would have nowhere to ...

Active Super rejigs MySuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... but the MySuper product will no longer invest in the Conservative option. The fund said it worked with Mercer to analyse the age-based transition between investments based on member profiles. It expects the MySuper changes to improve superannuation balance ...

Super fund chair outlines future strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
Catholic Super and Equipsuper's Danny Casey has told Financial Standard of the funds' increased commitment to ESG and plans to double membership, as he settles into the role of chair. Speaking with Financial Standard just weeks after taking ...

Fidelity adds new climate, gender policies

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
The US$787 billion manager is asking companies that it invests in to reach 15% to 30% in board gender diversity and to commit to addressing the climate change crisis. Under the new policies, it wants most developed market investees to have at least ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
By 2040, the government will be spending more on superannuation tax concessions than on the Age Pension, according to the fifth Intergenerational Report released today. The government currently spends about 2% of the GDP on superannuation tax concessions. ...

Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... account for 99% of his personal wealth. As of his most recent announcement, he is halfway to meeting that commitment at the age of 90. "In June of 2006, I owned 474,998 A shares. Now, I own 238,624 shares, worth about $100 billion. All remain destined ...

AUSTRAC to face scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), which has handed out record fines to the big banks, will face new scrutiny from the Senate. Labor Senator Deborah O'Neill'smotion to set up an inquiry into the agency through the Senate ...