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Retirees value home over super: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... higher with Sydney retirees living in their homes worth 6.2 times their superannuation balance. Over 80% of the average respondent's wealth is held in the value of their home with 67% owning their home outright and 12.5% holding a mortgage. Almost all ...

Aussies want to invest super in property: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
Around half of Australians think property is the most secure and profitable long-term investment, compared with shares, gold, cash and fixed interest, according to new research. The survey found that 41% of Australians would invest their superannuation ...

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Wealth managers are increasingly using ETFs to incorporate ethical and responsible investing, flagging that this strategy will eventually substitute the actively-managed part of their portfolios. More than half (55%) of the global 191 institutional ...

Pandemic proves value of advice: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The pandemic has been integral in highlighting the value of financial advice, according to new research. The Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) inaugural Money & Life Tracker: COVID Edition reveals Australians with financial advisers ...

Asset allocators not prepared for market complexity: Milestone

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
Institutional asset allocators face an increasingly complex investment landscape, but do not have the tools to efficiently implement and manage new strategies, according to Milestone Group. The research found that institutional asset allocators are ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Financial advisers are increasingly using exchange traded funds (ETFs) over concerns about the cost and performance of actively managed funds, according to VanEck. VanEck's fifth annual smart beta survey revealed 87% of advisers use ETFs in client ...

Many who accessed ERS unsure of impact: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
New research has identified that urgent short-term need for money is the main driver for people withdrawing their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 ERS scheme. The study, conducted by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research ...

Investors seek to increase EM exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Asia-based institutional investors and those from around the world expect to increase their emerging market (EM) exposures, both in equity and fixed income, according to Vontobel Asset Management. The Vontobel investor survey found while a minority ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...

Challenges on the horizon for CountPlus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
CountPlus recorded an increase of net profit after tax to $5.95 million in FY20 from $3.68 million ahead of future challenges to its Count Financial business. The accounting firm increased its cash to $21.11 million, up from $8.5 million in the preceding ...