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Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... Rest Super, Super SA, and VicSuper, each had four AAA-rated products. Also notable, MyNorth, Brighter Super and Acclaim Wealth had new products with AAA ratings for the first time in 2023. Of the 392 products available in the market, 158 passed all the ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... pressure is squeezing household budgets across the country, with the decline in house prices slashing measured household wealth. "Since interest rates started rising, the average mortgage rate that Australians pay has increased more quickly than average ...

Spark Financial Group launches digital investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... "Launching our digital investing solution today is a logical step in empowering consumers to engage with investing and building wealth in an accessible fashion and for Spark to reach an even greater number of people seeking cost-effective solutions," ...

UBS set for Australian wealth management comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
UBS is readying for a return to Australia's wealth management sector, aiming to build on the private banking legacy of Credit Suisse. In 2015, UBS decided to withdraw from the Australian market for wealth management services due to rising regulatory ...

Love affair with managed accounts continues

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... underlying product within managed accounts. "Why I'm highlighting this is because it's all about that democratisation of wealth, providing access to end clients, institutional professional management, and that's what both managed accounts and ...

BlackRock eyes new ETF products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... offerings with the launch of the iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG AUD Hedged ETF (AESG). In partnership with NAB Private Wealth, BlackRock also expanded its iShares ETF suite by listing three products, including a thematic ETF. The funds were the iShares ...

Grattan finds $14bn savings in super tax break overhaul

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
New research by the Grattan Institute suggests how the government can save up to $13.5 billion annually if superannuation was not geared towards giving high-income earners tax windfalls. The newly released report, Super savings: Practical policies for ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... could be substantial transaction costs." Meanwhile, as previously reported by Financial Standard, Morgans Financial head of wealth management Terri Bradford urged the government to consider the human impact of the proposed super reform. "A person who ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... the Global Financial Crisis. UBS said he built financial strength and improved resilience by putting its leading global wealth and asset management business, and Swiss universal bank, at its core. Ermotti further transformed the investment bank by cutting ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... gold and other tangibles were added." He acknowledged that everyday investors have different objectives from the sovereign wealth fund but said there is a lot to learn from it. "So, what we've done is taken those portfolio implications and come up ...