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Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... learned how much consumer prices rose in the March quarter. Because of Australia's quarterly CPI reporting convention - versus monthly in most of its counterparts - we suspected and felt, but didn't know by how much, that the prices of consumer ...

Insurers dodging Royal Commission reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... problems we have seen in the add-on space for years - add-on products that provide poor coverage and are more expensive versus the broader coverage and cheaper products available in the direct insurance space". "These exemptions are just more of the ...

Vanguard lowers platform fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... Gopal said. "For this reason, when we built the platform, we introduced it with features like a focus on portfolio value versus displaying short term percentage performance movements, and two factor authentication requirements to execute trades." Personal ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... non-manufacturing index to a reading of 60.1 in June from 64.0 in May. The report showed that non-manufacturing business activity (60.4 versus 66.2), new orders (62.1 versus 63.9) fell with employment dropping to 49.3 indicating contraction in June from ...

AustralianSuper posts best year yet

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... June end. This is an unusual year in superannuation funds' returns, in that the average fund is expected to return 20% versus the historic returns of 8.5% p.a. for 10 years, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. Cbus ...

Cbus expecting 19% returns for year

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... equities. This is an unusual year in superannuation funds' returns, in that the average fund is expected to return 20% versus the historic returns of 8.5% p.a. for 10 years, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. Fok said ...

Regulators urge wider DDO adoption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... ASIC and APRA said chief executives in attendance noted there is ongoing industry discussion as to what defines a product versus an investment option in relation to the DDOs. In responding, ASIC told trustees to take a holistic approach to the DDOs ...

Family offices should supplement super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... long-held 60-40 asset allocation rule is no longer adequate if Australians are to retire comfortably as an 80-20 ratio of risky versus safe assets is more appropriate in the current market environment. "With interest rates having been on a downhill run ...

What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... 2021. Millennials are more likely than Gen Z to invest in cryptocurrencies, with 20% of millennials investing in crypto versus 15% of Gen Z. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Gen Z were the most likely cohort to cite lack of funds as the thing holding them back ...

ECPI draft legislation released

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... of the administration fees will not punish funds that reduced fees in recent years. "This isn't about industry funds versus retail funds. It is simply about underperformance," she said.