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Fidelity finds key barriers in Australian estate planning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... International report shows that although most Australians feel obligated to share their wealth with future generations, a mere one in 10 have prepared a comprehensive estate plan. Drawing on nationally representative data by research firm MYMAVINS, the ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... menopause, and it costs Australian companies about $10 billion a year in terms of recruitment and productivity. Describing it as "one of the last remaining workplace taboos", Aware Super is introducing paid menopause leave to its employees, effective ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... "With this in mind, client fees will be based on time and complexity rather than portfolio size." Sauer added that being a one-man band at the outset means Source Wealth won't be tied down by huge overheads. "Therefore, I am able to serve a broader range ...

Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... industry. Cummings observed that the reduced profitability of risk products was impacted by a rise in claims and the lack of one-off items like COVID-19 reserve releases, while the profits of non-risk products surged due to favourable investment markets. ...

Equip Super welcomes new chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... the fund and wish Michael and all at Equip Super all the best for the future." Cameron said he is looking forward to joining one of Australia's oldest superannuation funds. "Equip Super is in a unique position in the super industry, being a mid-sized ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
Magellan Asset Management is considering overhauling the structure of one of its funds as it persistently trades below its net asset value. The closed-end Magellan Global Fund (MGF) is up for review as the board weighs up converting it into an open-end ...

Challenger posts record annuity sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... $945 million, reflecting higher lifetime annuity sales and fixed term annuity sales of two years or more, offset by lower one-year fixed term annuity sales. Further, retail one-year fixed term annuity sales decreased 25% to $260 million, and retail lifetime ...

ISPT to offload retail, office properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... retail centres - Melbourne's GPO, The Strand Melbourne, Halls Head Central WA, and Eastgate Bondi Junction - as well as one office building, being 270 Pitt Street in Sydney. It's the first time in 30 years that the Bondi Junction asset has been ...

Selfwealth ditches Stake takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... the year prior. Selfwealth traded at 14 cents per share at the end of October 14. News of Stake's acquisition proposal one day later saw the share price jump 29% to 18 cents. The platform has $9.5 billion in funds under administration, up 16% year ...

Keppel private fund expands into Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... Corporation chief executive of fund management and chief investment officer Christina Tan said. "The education market is a resilient one, with education assets offering stable returns and inflation-adjusted rentals." The two assets include an existing ...