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Aussies confident about retirement spending: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... finances. They prioritise paying off debts and their mortgage followed by purchasing a property. As with previous years, Aussie's investment expectations remain unrealistically high. Australian investors are expecting total investment returns of 10.6% ...

Consumers lose out on IP changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
Almost one third of Australians don't know what income protection covers and could potentially lose out from the significant life insurance reforms that are just days away. This is according to a survey from comparison website Finder, which canvassed ...

Hostplus grilled on common ownership, collusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... awarded to external managers; all its investment function is outsourced. Hostplus has several mandates with IFM, being in Aussie equities; a passive strategy; a socially responsible investment and a small-cap strategy. The most recent mandate awarded ...

Super funds to front committee hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... suppressing competition and the risks of inaction". In its submission on the matter, AustralianSuper said it analysed its Aussie equities portfolio using the Corporations Act's substantial holding threshold of 5% and considering at least two of the ...

Global firm expands into Aussie wealth management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
A London-headquartered behavioural finance firm has announced plans to expand into the Australian wealth management sector. Oxford Risk has hired Bianca Kent as head of client and strategy, to be based in Sydney, as it enters the market. The firm builds ...

Aussie fund management diversity improves: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
The Australian funds management industry has marginally improved its gender diversity record but still has a long way to go, Citywire's Alpha Female 2021 Report reveals. The annual study of global fund managers and how well the industry is progressing ...

Pension fund backs Aussie insurance distributor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
A major Canadian pension fund has taken a 33.4% stake in the Greenstone, the Sydney-based distributor of several retail insurance brands. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has reached an agreement to acquire the stake from fellow Canadian pension ...

Stake sets $3 brokerage for ASX-listed stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... brokerage is via a CHESS-sponsored model. "Paying $30 per ASX trade via established banks has long been par for the course for Aussie investors but they're not getting anything for that price tag -- it can be done better, and for less," Stake founder ...

One in four Aussies have no super account

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
A new survey conducted by Finder has revealed that one in four Australians do not have a superannuation account. Finder surveyed 1004 Australians, finding that 24% - approximately 4.6 million people - have no super account. The research found that of ...

ETFs hit $125bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... representing the majority (85%) of total flows for the month. International equity ETFs had over $1.4 billion of inflows, while Aussie equity ETFs recorded $544 million of inflows. During the month, Magellan, ETF Securities and Van Eck each launched ...