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Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... among consumers on how annuities function and what options are available to them. "There's a belief out there that Australians 'hate' annuities, which is a strong word but it's the one that gets used," Melbourne Business School senior ...

Property takes $237m hit

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... chair of urban science Professor Chris Petit said the new dashboard would provide key property metrics to everyday Australians. "It is hoped the insights obtained through the dashboard can assist Australians better understand, monitor and make more informed ...

ASIC urges insurance flexibility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... regulator said it is committed to working constructively and pragmatically with general and life insurers to help Australians affected by the pandemic to recover, and to aid the general functioning of the economy. "ASIC expects insurers to handle insurance ...

AustralianSuper pays out $320m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
AustralianSuper has already paid out close to $320 million to members under the early release scheme as it readies to release a further $330 million. The super fund said it has received requests from about 85,000 members so far, representing about $650 ...

Curtains fall for two financial services companies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... registered with ASIC since 2009. Optima has been trading since 2009 out of Brisbane. ASIC said the move comes to protect Australians from the conduct of the two firms. "ASIC commenced the proceedings to protect the public in circumstances where it holds ...

LGIAsuper revises down unlisted assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
The $12 billion superannuation fund has revised down the value of its property and infrastructure in response to COVID-19, joining AustralianSuper, UniSuper and Hostplus. LGIAsuper reduced the valuation of its property portfolio by 5% and infrastructure ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... Parliament to publicly scrutinise and hold Australia's insurance sector to account". "Insurance is an essential way that Australians and Australian businesses manage risk and protect themselves from financial loss after disaster strikes. Australians ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... The cost of compliance will continue to significantly impact both access and affordability of advice for everyday Australians, he added. Although COVID-19 has created a tumultuous environment for advisers, as it has everyone else, Investment Trends found ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
Australians last week poured $35 million in the country's only ETF tracking crude oil futures, and were stung hard when WTI May contracts slipped into negative territory in Monday's trading. BetaShares Crude Oil Index ETF (OOO) tracks an index ...

Has COVID-19 solved the advice problem?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... distance by wholeheartedly adopting technology to beam financial advice directly into the lounge rooms and kitchens of Australians would have left him doubtful six weeks ago. But after five weeks, the Shadforth boss said the business has proved that ...