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More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... travelling is a priority in their later years. They also intend to live off their retirement savings (39%), not worry about money (36%) and be debt free 33%. "Over the last 12 months, we've invested in a significant amount of research with our internal ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury today released a report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), citing a three-year project is now underway for wholesale CBDC. In a thorough report, Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Digital ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Mercer portfolios solutions leader Rebecca Jacques outlined some of the major trends investors need to take into consideration when building clients' portfolios at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. Jacques said there are several structural ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
Employers who fail to pay superannuation contributions within seven days of paying wages will face harsh penalties under the government's new Payday Super laws. Releasing its proposed framework today, the government outlined further details it plans ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory will soon launch after the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) gained support from Senator Pauline Hanson in the senate yesterday. After pounding the pavement for months, the FAAA has successfully ...

Investment boutique calls time after seven years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... purpose-built retirement strategy that was outcomes focused." "I believe the business has a greater purpose than simply making money - helping mum and dad retirees to enjoy their retirement with less uncertainty," he said.

Aussie female fund manager representation lags: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5%, the latest Alpha Female Report finds. Citywire's annual analysis, which tracks the progress of gender parity in asset management, calculated 903 Australian ...

Pre-retirees expect less reliance on Age Pension: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Most Australians anticipate they will fund only 12% of their retirement income with the Age Pension, but the reality is retirees currently need nearly double that amount, a new study from Investment Trends finds. A survey of more than 5600 participants ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
For the first time since the 1970s, China will begin "gradually raising" the national retirement age from next year as it looks to stretch a dwindling pension budget further to sustain its ageing population. The country has approved proposals to raise ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
Treasury has released the Scams Prevention Framework for consultation with harsh penalties proposed for financial services firms that don't do enough to prevent scams. The government is planning to introduce mandatory codes that would requires financial ...