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Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... following his speech, Frydenberg acknowledged the budget is based on a set of assumptions, such as the majority of Australians being vaccinated against COVID-19 and borders being reopened. "There is a great deal of uncertainty, these are predictions... ...

Technology can ease adviser red tape: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... industry are achievable. At the virtual keynote event, Hanrahan said that financial advice can serve the vast majority of Australians if technology or artificial intelligence works alongside advisers. It is perhaps selecting products for clients that ...

ATO doubles down on fraud crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... COVID-19, the ATO's priority is to ensure payments get to those who need them. "We know the overwhelming majority of Australians are honest, and we've worked hard to help those people who are impacted by COVID-19 as quickly as possible," Day said. "We ...

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
The majority of Australians believed their super fund would protect their retirement savings in the event of a market downturn, according to new research coming out of Russell Investments. Surveying more than 3000 Australians in January this year, the ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... other investment, according to research from Australian Ethical Investment. The research shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) believe climate change is occurring and being contributed to by human activity. However, only 2% believe investing with ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... Ravin believes the rule of thumb will help retirees keep their spending on track in a simple manner. "The majority of Australians are members of defined contribution superannuation schemes, and on retirement they apply the balance of their account to ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... Super Impact Report used polling to find out how people wanted their super to be invested and found that a majority of Australians expressed concerned about their money being invested in fossil fuels, gambling, weapons and live animal exports. Future ...

Australians prioritise car cover over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
Australians prioritise insuring their cars more than their own lives, latest research shows. The majority of Australians (71%) have a car policy in place, while less than a third (31%) will make an effort to take out life insurance, comparison website ...

AustralianSuper hikes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
AustralianSuper members will pay 50% more in administration fees from 30 March 2019. Current admin fees of $1.50 will rise to $2.25 a week or an additional $39 per year. It is the $140 billion super fund's first fee increase since January 2009. ...

Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... telling us that there are good advisers who are doing a great job," Lippiatt said. "However, given that the majority of Australians currently don't have an adviser, the challenge for us as an industry is to make financial advice more affordable and accessible ...