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Investment habits of the generations revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... high-risk tolerance compared to fewer than one in five Gen X Australians. The report noted that attitudes to making and managing money vary between generations, with younger people desiring quick financial gains compared to older Australians. Gen Y and ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... retirement phase, create complexity and cost due to the necessity for separate accounts and convoluted processes for transferring money between them, and contribute to inequity by providing larger tax concessions to wealthy members, the paper said. The ...

Settlement reached in Caddick class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... to consider. We don't anticipate any difficulties in that respect." Chapman said given the difficulties in receiving any money back from a Ponzi scheme, those involved in the action are very pleased. "It is an amazing result from a Ponzi scheme, and ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... exist or if they would consider one - even if they have been together for decades. "The reality is that we know finance and money problems are one of the key reasons people get divorced - it's always in the top three. As advisers, we don't want ...

Objective of super enshrined in law

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... reflects Australians' understanding of super. "Ask everyday Australians what super is for, and they'll tell you it's their money for retirement," she said. "The 'Objective of Super' legislation reflects that clear and compelling purpose in ironclad law. ...

'But for' compensation methodology unfair: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... some years ago took clients' investments out of term deposits, referred them to financial planners who invested the money in high-growth portfolios, and then lost their money. Many people would agree that if the client remained in the term deposit ...

Swan hits back at Bragg: 'That's wrong of you'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... fund only makes payments under partnership agreements, or to directors who are also union members. "We haven't given money to anybody. We've entered into partnership agreements where services are provided, which enhance the membership of the ...

Super fund adds to Payden & Rygel mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... manage a total of $700 million in assets. Payden & Rygel did not disclose which super fund awarded the mandate but said the money was invested in the Payden Multi Asset Credit (PMAC) strategy, a diversified fixed income portfolio. The unnamed super fund ...

Performance the best member retention tool: Mine Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... we will support you too." "At the end of the day, superannuation is all about delivering that member benefit... and their money back to the membership," Nair said. "I think we significantly complicate what is essentially a single or fundamental problem ...

AustralianSuper to pay $4.2m for delayed claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... claim form was received. The fund said affected beneficiaries will be sent letters from early December detailing how much money they will be entitled to as part of the process. Additionally, the fund is reviewing and finalising investigations into a ...