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Retail super funds spend big on advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... prefer this arrangement as Hostplus, equipsuper, LGIAsuper, and Mine Super spent between $3 million and $4.4 million. Overall, retail super funds' budget for financial advice dominates the other sectors, with AMP leading the way, spending $294.5 ...

Super complaints rise in FY24: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... enhanced education standards and increased professionalism within the industry, leading to fewer disputes." Despite the overall downward trend in advice complaints, inappropriate advice was the most complained about issue, accounting for 706 complaints ...

Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... th ) and the UK (21 st ). "Importantly, our ranking is trending higher. Projecting out to 2050, we rise to 4 th on the overall ranking, behind only the Scandinavians: Norway (who retain their number 1 ranking), Sweden (2 nd ) and Denmark (3 rd ), with ...

abrdn bleeds $6bn, share price plummets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... (£4.5bn). Commenting, abrdn chief executive Jason Windsor said there is strong performance in parts of the group, but the overall result demonstrates the need to deliver on the manager's priorities. "I'm pleased with the continued growth in Interactive ...

APRA questioned on super performance test

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... the portfolio between more risky investments that deliver higher returns and less risky investments that underpin the overall portfolio. "Clearly, if government were to mandate something in relation to a particular area, which I haven't seen so far ...

Medium-sized advice firms flourish: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... on adviser headcount are Shaw & Partners (190), Findex (102), Shadforth Financial Group (97), and Ord Minnett (95). For overall adviser movement, Count Financial, Alliance Wealth, and Picture Wealth are the AFSLs that took in the highest number of new ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... loitering munitions, and B-21 long-range bombers. If the costs for Australia of Pillar 1 potentially dent the nation's overall military budget for its other capabilities, "there could be a net negative impact on Australia's overall military capabilities ...

Asset managers need to improve performance: Morningstar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... investments continue to pressure profit margins. "We believe traditional active managers' competitive position is weakening overall," Morningstar said. "However, they can partially mitigate share losses to ETFs and industry funds by diversifying ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... considering them an "outright danger." "... our conviction for the US equity market has fallen to the low-medium range overall-which implies a cautious approach is warranted," Morningstar said. Despite the "significant rate cut" in the US and as other ...

Harvard endowment delivers 9.6% return, hits $53.2bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... exposure than most hedge fund indices, yet still outperformed during a strong year for equities," he said. He added that overall, significant alpha production over relevant benchmarks has reduced the drawbacks of a comparatively under-equitised and lower-risk ...