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Australian investors undeterred by global market turbulence

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Recent surveys indicate that Australians are not deterred by tumultuous global issues when making their investment decisions. A recent online survey by wealth app Sharesies revealed Australians remain confident in their investments despite global uncertainties. ...

Dexus accused of breaching confidentiality in airport stake sale

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... a sale process for their stakes. The APAC board has since issued a notice alleging that Dexus used a confidentiality deed poll and disclosed confidential information in the Dexus Bloc sale process. This would constitute a breach of the APAC Shareholders' ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... have been managing the Budget very responsibly to here and we will manage the Budget very responsibly from here." An adviser poll conducted by Viridian Advisory revealed that the cost-of-living crisis, the current housing shortage, and aged care policies ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... government on superannuation taxes and are wary of placing their confidence in the opposition, according to a new nationwide poll. The nationally representative poll, commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and conducted by political strategy ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... Conversely, the World Bank calculates that the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990. Another Oxfam poll of 2902 millionaires from around the world reveals that 63% think the influence of the super-rich on the Donald Trump ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... users abandoning AI tools within six months. Even the take up of Microsoft's Copilot Pro remains surprisingly low as a poll of 50 advice practices showed just 4% adoption in 2024. Although Finura expects this to grow exponentially this year. "Traditionally ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... invaluable insights. BFAs, sometimes known as pre-nups, are an effective way to safeguard assets advisers tend to overlook. A spot poll conducted during the session found 37% of financial advisers never talk about BFAs to clients while 20% rarely do. ...

Advisers count on specialist advisers: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... who are specialists in the areas of tax, aged care, and estate planning. Viridian Advisory's latest Adviser Sentiment Poll found that 72% of advisers frequently have to collaborate with other advice specialists to develop financial strategies for ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
As the countdown begins to one of the most contentious election cycles in US history, experts are weighing in on how either a Republican or Democratic win may impact markets. US shares were lower on Monday (local time) ahead of the election, as polls ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
MLC senior economist Bob Cunneen has said the US budget deficit is expected to soar over the next 10 years no matter who wins the upcoming US presidential election. Cunneen said the US people will once again "be making profound choices" come November ...