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Australians urged to consider bequests amid $5.4tn wealth transfer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... expected to. This compares to 5% in New Zealand, 10% in the US and 13.7% in the UK. Health and medical research, animal protection, welfare, and international aid are the top causes supported through bequests in Australia. "If we grew the current charitable ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... full, the transaction is expected to complete in mid-2025. The new business would sit within the existing Investment & Protection Services division of BNP Paribas. "AXA Investment Managers has been a homegrown success story for the AXA Group... we have ...

US election outcome tops investor concerns: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... unpredictability. "We're seeing demand for quality defensive assets and fixed income strategies to balance growth and greater protection for Australian's retirement savings... Our strategists are picking credit, favouring government and investment ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... price increase has been unavoidable for some members, there is a decrease for others," Cbus said. In terms of income protection, most members will see premiums remain the same. However, for sole traders in a manual occupation with a two-year benefit ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... outsized returns during periods of "extreme" market stress. It employs a dual strategy approach, combining long volatility protection with strategies capable of yielding positive, uncorrelated returns. The fund is available to all Australian investors ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... and accordingly, entered the new financial year with a "cautious but constructive outlook." "... we are looking at protection strategies just as those valuation pressures lean on us a bit more," Farmer said. He also emphasised a preference for active ...

SMSFs thrive amid ATO compliance complications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... rate over the past three years. Guiamatsia also signified an increase on property investment interests and longevity protection as a "bigger part" of the SMSF advisory package. She did however raise a crucial struggle for SMSF trustees, advisers and ...

DG Institute to pay near $20m for misleading courses

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... setting up a specific trust when in fact, the transaction documents provided by DG Institute did not provide the level of protection promised.

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Australia's ability to control inflation looks more challenging and intractable as there is a good chance the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could increase interest rates in August, an economic expert says. According to GSFM investment strategist ...

Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... retirement lifestyles. "Of course, it is important that any home equity release schemes have clear disclosure and consumer protection, so people understand what they are getting into." More than 80% of Australians aged 65 to 74 live in their own home ...