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Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
While Australians believe they are well prepared for retirement, many are worried about the political risks they face once they are retired, research suggests. Illness remains the biggest worry Aussies face in their later years, but regulatory changes ...

Advisers optimistic for 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
Financial advisers expect Aussie equities to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to new research. The latest study from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are much more optimistic about local shares than they were ...

Super assets rise to $3.4tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... highest-growing product, rising 23.7% year on year to $922.9 billion. Some 56% of assets are allocated to equities, split between Aussie equities (21%) and global stocks (30%). An analysis from Rainmaker Information shows about 60% of all MySuper products ...

LICs, LITs move away from Aussie equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
Listed investment companies (LICs) and listed investment trusts (LITs) have moved away from Australian equities and are experiencing growth in property, credit and global equities. New research from Listed Investment Companies and Trusts Association ...

Aussie dividends recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
Australian dividends have recovered from the losses in 2020 with year-to-date dividend growth outpacing global performance, according to new research. The latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index recorded a 126% jump in Australian dividends in Q3 ...

Test-induced movement marginal: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
Only a handful of Aussies whose super fund failed the inaugural performance test have taken action and closed their accounts, according to APRA. Analysis by the prudential regulator shows that of the one million member accounts in products that failed ...

Aussie equities small caps deliver 35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... to Rainmaker's latest Wholesale managed funds performance tables, the asset class was the top performer, beating out Aussie equities large cap (31.9% p.a.), property (29.4% p.a.), international equities (27.6% p.a.), environmental, social and governance ...

Super advice gains traction: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
While two in five Australians believe financial advice is unaffordable, more are reaching out to their superannuation fund for guidance. This is according to Investment Trends' 2021 Financial advice report, which found that only 1.8 million Aussies ...

Aussies in the dark over super stapling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
The majority of Australians are unaware of the effects of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) reforms and could potentially be stapled to an underperforming fund for good. The YFYS stapling requirement comes into effect today and will see around one ...

Global pension fund backs Aussie renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
The infrastructure business of a major Canadian pension fund has acquired 49% of a local renewable energy platform. OMERS Infrastructure, part of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, has purchased a 49% interest in FRV Australia from Fotowatio ...