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Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... survey of 1000 super members led by the Australian Retirement Trust (ART) shows. A similar number of women members said they feel secure about their financial situation overall. ART executive general manager of advice, guidance and education Anne Fuchs ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... shadow assistant minister for home ownership. "Home ownership is the largest issue for many Australians. Too many Australians feel the great Australian dream is out of reach and they will never own a home. It is unacceptable. Home ownership has an unparalleled ...

Aussies say they're paying too much tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... almost 13 million Australians believe they pay too much tax each financial year. According to the study, 80% of millennials feel this way, while 72% of Gen X and 63% of Gen Z do. Only 39% of Baby Boomers feel this way. Finder said many see the stage ...

More than 40% of women unprepared for retirement: CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... key finding from the institution's consumer research, which showed a 13-percentage point gap compared to the 31% of men who feel the same. The research found 25% of women feel 'extremely unprepared', compared to 15% of men. Further, about 33% of women ...

Advice PDMs, BDMs at inflection point: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... 55% of PDMs offer this support. The majority (64%) said they spend too much time performing administrative tasks. Many also feel they are spread too thinly, being asked to service too many advisers, thus limiting their ability to add true value. "As ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... said. "We are very confident that we have an offer that's a great alternative for Australians... as more time goes on, we feel like we're getting that validation that we have something that's desirable and something that is very, very competitive." ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... executive Sarah Abood said there is less immediacy for banks and life insurers to enter advice. "Banks [in particular], may feel that they've been burned on advice and may require a fair bit of certainty to entice them back into the advice space ...

How will Division 296 Tax impact farmers?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... not if they want it to go to the next generation. So, it is going to have a significant impact on farmers." Many farmers feel personally attacked by the tax. "They feel like this is an attack on the farmer- they're already pretty pissed off by a lot ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Members must look beyond the "doom and gloom" of the superannuation tax leaping from 15% to 30% and not be scared off from using SMSFs as an alternative retirement savings vehicle, according to an expert. Presenting at the SMSF Association National ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... Walt said. "So, we haven't gone on a blanket private credit spray. It's been a very targeted approach in where we feel that we can play where the banks are no longer playing."