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Dexus on the hunt for new chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... committed to ensuring a smooth transition." Dexus chair Warwick Negus said the board has been busy in 2023 with ongoing planning for succession and internal leadership development. "The very high standard of governance you see in Dexus is a reflection ...

Older Aussies are retirement illiterate: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... polled, two out of five don't know if they'll be eligible for aged-pension benefits. Three in five wish they'd started planning for retirement earlier and an equal number are "extremely concerned" about the rising cost of living. In addition to regulatory ...

Ad hoc changes to super scare self-funded retirees: ASA

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... education to build an understanding of key financial skills such as budgeting, saving and investing and retirement income planning for the Australian population." Elsewhere, the ASA agreed on the importance of not imposing additional costs on the superannuation ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... in Victoria." Meanwhile, Ambitious Savers are not huge earners, but they've got big ambitions and they're planning for a better future. "They save, they're highly organised, they're pro free-trade and tend to vote Coalition," Ralph said. ...

NZ advisers begin new licensing regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... give people greater confidence to go and get professional advice while making important financial decisions - like planning for retirement or getting the best mortgage structure or insurance policies - and greater confidence in whatever advice they receive," ...

Vanguard to close UK financial advice arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... Platform but failed to gain significant interest from UK clients. "In the UK, we launched Vanguard Personal Financial Planning for clients of our existing UK Personal Investor platform with specialised retirement needs," a Vanguard spokesperson explained. ...

Australian dividends surge in 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... wider margins, offset by a higher interest rate environment. Further dividend growth is possible, subject to prudent planning for rising levels of bad loans as economic growth slows. "Crucially, dividends are much less volatile than profits, while global ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
With an ageing population but no accepted approach for measuring the age of retirement, KPMG has taken the same approach used to determine life expectancy to produce an age of retirement dataset. In producing the dataset, KPMG has determined the expected ...

Allianz Retire+ launches new retirement income solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Allianz Retire+ has launched its new retirement income product, designed to enhance the provision of retirement planning for advisers. Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life (AGILE), available in early March, is a next-generation retirement solution delivering ...

Australians are unprepared for retirement: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... particularly surprising because most of us say we want to transition into retirement and the evidence shows that actively planning for this phase of our lives makes the transition more successful." Concerned, Dinham added that many Australians will find ...