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Aussies' financial literacy declines, young people fare the worst

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Despite many initiatives, financial literacy, capability, and wellbeing levels have dropped in Australia, according to research commissioned by Ecstra Foundation and conducted by SVA Consulting. The International approaches to progressing financial ...

Most traded US stocks revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
The US share market made a comeback in May after a decline in April following moderating inflation data and weak consumer spending offered investors some optimism that interest rate cuts may be around the corner. Trading data from Selfwealth found Nvidia ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... towards being a human right rather than a speculative asset class. There will always be sound reasons to own a home that stretch far beyond the financial realm, but many younger investors will also need to consider new ways to accumulate wealth, including ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... record of performing well when there's an anticipation of falling Australian interest rates. With a yield between 4.5-5% so far this year, the Bloomberg AusBond 15+ Year Index also offers a regular source of income for investors."

Brighter Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
Brighter Super has appointed a new custodian, severing its ties with NAB Asset Servicing. The $32 billion super fund chose State Street to be its custodian and back-office administrator for some 130 portfolios. The services cover fund accounting and ...

Who is the highest paid S&P500 company chief?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, was the highest-paid woman for the fifth consecutive year with US$30.3 million. Not far behind was General Motors' Mary T. Barra at US$27.8 million and Citigroup's Jane Nind Fraser. The communication ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... entitled to claim such damages from the superannuation of offenders. Absent these changes, the consultation paper will fall far short of providing justice," he said. At the time, Jones said "the government will act quickly" to close the loophole. He ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... research found Millennials (54%) were the most likely to be affected by financial hardship in the next 12 months, which was far more likely than their older generation counterparts. Around 39% of Gen X and 31% of Baby Boomers reported they expected to ...

Brighter Super seeks fund managers for $500m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Brighter Super will invest a further $500 million to build Queensland and is looking for the right fund manager partners to make it happen. The $32 billion super fund today announced it is on the hunt for fund managers to deliver its "Queensland Investment ...

ANZ dumps remaining stake in AmBank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
ANZ has offloaded its remaining stake in AMMB Holdings (AmBank) in a bid to "simplify the bank." ANZ sold its 5.2% shareholding in AmBank for MYR4.10 (A$1.31) per share. The Malaysian bank is currently trading at MYR4.22 (A$1.35) per share. ANZ chief ...