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Investment habits of the generations revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... and Australian shares. In addition, one in five Gen Zs are likely to consider information from 'finfluencers' or social media, compared to just over one in 10 Gen Ys and only 3% of Gen Xs. "Younger Australians - particularly Gen Z and Gen Y - are approaching ...

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... that we've got coming across us." By not doing it, Jones said he fears Australians will increasingly turn to social media for financial advice. "They're going to Instagram, they're going to TikTok, they're going to 'finfluencers', unlicensed ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... enhanced by introducing a rigorous review by the company secretariat and add further requirements to the declaration, including media searches to identify concerns about the director's character, in addition to federal police and insolvency checks. ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Financial advisers must build the confidence to talk to clients about sensitive topics such as divorce, financial coercion, and binding financial agreements (BFAs) to help them navigate difficult periods and make a real difference in their lives. According ...

Illegal investment scheme operator to pay $1.25m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... without a licence. ASIC said Hopkins and The A Team Property Group promoted joint venture property developments on social media, such as Facebook, and offered fixed returns of 25% to 50% to be paid between 12 to 26 months. Many investors were referred ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show the total assets held within self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hit $1.02 trillion at September end. The total SMSF members grew to 1,173,867 in over 630,000 SMSFs, with over ...

Fiducian names general manager, superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... Martin has been general manager, superannuation at Fiducian for close to a decade. Before that, he was chief executive of Media Super for more than nine years. Fiducian's superannuation business has been steadily growing in recent years. This year, it ...

HESTA to pay members impacted by COVID revaluations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
HESTA has agreed to make payments to two cohorts of members impacted by valuation decisions made by the fund in March 2020. APRA said in March 2020, HESTA made downwards adjustments to five single sector Choice options invested in unlisted assets but ...

Magellan chief operating and financial officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... First State. She has also served as group financial controller for The GPT Group and corporate reporting manager at Fairfax Media. Magellan executive chair Andrew Formica said Morton has been instrumental to the company and its senior management team ...

Prime Super names investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Prime Super has recruited a former Media Super chief investment officer to lead the investment team. Michael McQueen joins the $7 billion industry fund as general manager of investments, replacing Jane Kang who left last year. In the new role, McQueen ...