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Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Australians' pay packets grew by 0.7% in the June quarter, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows, down 0.9% from the prior quarter. Annually, the rate of growth for wages in the private sector was 4.1%, down from three consecutive ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) revealed that Australians are experiencing higher living costs and increasing mental health issues, making reliable financial safety nets more important. The inaugural State of Australia's Safety Net report investigates ...

TelstraSuper fields influx of merger offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
After announcing in May that it is looking to merge, TelstraSuper has received "a high level of interest" from its peers. In an update on the merger process, TelstraSuper said its board is currently considering information provided by a range of superannuation ...

Australians urged to consider bequests amid $5.4tn wealth transfer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... charity, with only 6.5% of the population 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 ...

Chief financial officer roles 'widely ambiguous': Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
The role of a chief financial officer is "widely ambiguous," according to new research conducted by Monash University. The research suggested that the role has a range of conflicting expectations placed upon it, relating to digital transformation, leadership ...

Former wealth management chief ousted from financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... clients using details including those obtained from a third-party website operator, offering them a free superannuation 'health check,'" ASIC said. "[UGC] through its authorised representatives, recommended investments to clients that included speculative ...

Most Australians proactively retire: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... retired (44%). Many in this cohort had a clear purpose and meaning in retirement, and wanted to enjoy retirement while their health allowed it. Some 22% said having the freedom to do what they want to do was the top retirement benefit. This was closely ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
The fund's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option returned a dismal -15.96% in FY24, but chief investment officer John Pearce says the growth themes remain intact, adding it's on a more solid footing than in FY21 when returns soared ...

Adviser profits up despite client loss: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
Financial advisers may have lost nearly 18% of their client books because of fee increases in the last financial year but are reporting higher profit margins, a new Investment Trends analysis shows. Advisers went from servicing 120 clients on average ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
MLC chief investment officer Dan Farmer has told an investment forum that while there have been times when diversifying felt like sacrificing returns, it's now being rewarded. For equity markets, a big driver of portfolio returns, Farmer said that MLC ...