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Women's life choices constrained by money stress: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... in five adult women has trouble making ends meet and can't easily support themselves and their family. For men, the figure is half that, at one in 10. Fidelity International managing director Alva Devoy said there are significant consequences to ...

Member contributions lift super assets to $3.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
Voluntary member contributions helped push the superannuation asset pool to a new record of $3.5 trillion at the end of 2021. The latest statistics from the prudential regulator shows total superannuation assets grew 14% to $3.47 trillion year on year. ...

SMSFA welcomes ATO adjustments

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
The SMSF Association has welcomed adjustments made by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to align its SMSF performance calculations more closely with the methodology used for APRA-regulated funds. In its 2019-20 SMSF statistical overview report, the ATO ...

BT unveils new brand campaign

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
BT has launched its first brand campaign in over two years, labelled 'the Insightful Experts'. The Insightful Experts campaign is set to launch across print, online and social media, as well as through a partnership with the Nine network. It promotes ...

SMSF sector grows 11%: ATO stats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
The latest annual figures from the ATO show the SMSF sector bounced back from the horrors of COVID-19 to add $80 billion in the year to 30 June 2021. Releasing data today, the ATO said total assets in SMSFs hit $822 billion at 30 June 2021. This is ...

Super baby bonus proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... ASFA has called for the introduction of a $5000 super baby bonus, payable upon the birth or adoption of a child. The $5000 figure would be equivalent to the amount in superannuation guarantee contributions a person on a $60,000 salary would receive ...

Aussies shell out $51m on crypto fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... survey shows that nearly one quarter of Australians (23%) currently own cryptocurrency, up from 18% in September 2021. This figure is expected to grow as about 3.5 million Aussies plan to invest in cryptocurrency this year. Nearly one in three Millennials ...

Fidelity hires from Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... "Mark has extensive experience in fund manager research and multi-manager portfolio management and is a very well-regarded figure in the institutional industry," Connolly said. "We're delighted to have him on board and believe he will be a very strong ...

Residential property demand to weaken

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Demand for residential property is expected to cool down this year despite the number of auction figures recorded in the final quarter of 2021. With stock levels running low and the potential for interest rates to rise, BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete ...

Dramatic growth in non-aligned advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... super advice segment During the period, only 84 advisers joined the industry, bringing the total population to 18,779 - a figure not seen since June 2015. All in all, a net total of 2302 advisers exited the industry in 2021, while the number of advice ...