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Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... how industry participants can work together to close the underinsurance gap and safeguard financial security. The report shows that while formal, theory-based financial literacy programs are gaining popularity in workplaces the world over, specialised ...

Super funds driving PE growth: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... funds' appetite for domestic private equity investments has reached new heights not seen since 2007, a new industry report shows. Australian superannuation funds ploughed $676 million of capital in private equity over the 2017 financial year, according ...

China trade deficit with Australia widens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... continues to play the role of a supportive big brother. China buys more from Australia than it sells. The latest report shows the China-Australia trade balance remained in deficit to the tune of US$4.2 billion in October, up from the US$3.1 billion deficit ...

Surefire Melbourne Cup bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... helpful" and as evidenced by its inverse correlation with wages, it's more helpful. The latest ABS 'Labour Force' report shows that the underemployment rate eased to 8.6% in the August quarter from 8.8% in the three-month period ended May and the record ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... completed 227 "high-intensity surveillances" of financial advisers and banned a total of 35 "bad apples", ASIC's annual report shows. ASIC also reviewed the claims handling practices of 15 life insurers, covering more than 90% of the life insurance market. ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... both now and into the future," he said. Australian Centre for Financial Studies Professor Edward Buckingham said the report shows Australia's pension system is good but there is room for improvement. "Without the immigration of young people from other ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) "Labour Force" report shows the door to employment is not only open but it's getting wider. The trend is our friend. This per the ABS: "The monthly trend ...

Advice improves lifestyle outcomes: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... Coast, Sunsuper said advised families could also be $240,000 better off at retirement. CoreData modelling used in the report shows an advised 34-year-old Australian couple can maximise their money to pay for the following: Six additional years of private ...

Industry sentiment mixed: ETF spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... leading to bubbles; while an equal number (17%) said they were either unsure or disagreed. Rainmaker Group's June ETP Report shows the Australian exchange-traded product (ETP) market increased 6% over the quarter to $29.2 billion. Australian equities ...

SMSFs narrow performance gap: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... underperformed default MySuper options by a narrow margin in the 12 months to August, the latest Rainmaker SuperGuard 360 report shows. The SG360 SMSF reference index, which measures the post-fee investment return of SMSF trustees, delivered slightly ...