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Wealthy overlook digital experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Wealthy investors tend to shun technology and prefer to keep track of their assets manually, according to Praemium. The survey, conducted with Investment Trends, suggests a minority of high-net-worth investors (11%) access an online digital portal and ...

Aussies less confident about retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Australians are less optimistic about retiring at their desired age compared to their global counterparts, a new study shows. The latest Global Defined Contribution Participant Survey by MFS Investment Management of 4000 respondents found that only ...

State Super sets net zero targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... and appreciate their views. In addition, science experts and data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also show it makes the best financial sense to act now."

Industry super funds launch fresh campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Industry Super Australia has unveiled its latest advertising campaign, encouraging Australians to join one of its 13 member funds. The industry group has launched the 'I'm with one' campaign will run on metro, regional and subscription television ...

Do inflows follow performance?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
A recent study found flows to individual funds do directly follow performance, but there's a catch. Rainmaker analysis of actively managed funds data for the 12 months to September this year shows flows follow performance but there is a lag of about ...

One in three crypto owners to switch banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
A survey of Australian cryptocurrency owners, conducted by Visa, has revealed one in three plan to switch banks to one that offers crypto products. The survey of more than 790 financial decision makers across Australia found 33% of crypto owners are ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
New research from the Australia Institute and Quit Nukes shows most major Australian superannuation funds still have holdings in nuclear weapons. Nearly one year since the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) came into force (January ...

Half of all super products cut fees: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
Almost half of all superannuation products have seen their fees cut in the last 12 months while 5% of products' fees dropped more than once. Recent analysis of 463 superannuation fund product disclosure statements by Rainmaker Information found ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
Increasing the number of work hours without affecting Australians' Age Pension could be the solution to the current skills shortage crisis. This is according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is calling on the federal government ...

Majority of Aussie fund categories underperform: Data

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
S&P Dow Jones Indices Australia has today released its Persistence Scorecard Mid-Year 2021, revealing that the majority of Australian fund categories overall showed weak performance persistence in top-performing funds across three- and five-year periods. ...