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Financially stressed Aussies believe advice could improve well-being

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... associated with receiving professional advice, respondents said there are barriers to obtaining it. Among those surveyed who have never sought advice 39% don't feel like they have enough assets to justify the need, 36% said it's not knowing who to trust ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... the detriment of product holders. Given that Labor has adopted these amendments, the faith-based carve out is dead, but never should have been proposed in the first place." Bragg added that the amendments the opposition recommended and introduced will ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

APRA urges entities to strengthen risk management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... separately. He highlighted that now is a good opportunity for ADIs to evolve their accountability framework. "And it is never too early for insurers and superannuation trustees to start reviewing and reflecting on their governance and accountability ...

Sovereign wealth funds increase investment horizons, private market exposure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
Sovereign wealth funds have continued to extend their investment time horizons in reaction to high levels of volatility, increasing allocations to illiquid private markets, an Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management study said. The Invesco study ...

FS Sustainability sets out to find ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... positions across the breadth and depth of ASX-listed companies, from the big end of town to the small caps." Sustainability has never been more central to business considerations in corporate Australia, whether it be managing the risk and opportunities ...

No big surprises, Levy promises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... advisor - there are 16,000 of you. With luck and the benefit of these recommendations, there will be more, but you will never be enough to provide the advice that people need on a day-to-day basis," she said. As an example, she said she considers calling ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A Frontier Advisors report ' Super in the Economy ' commissioned by ISA says that affordable housing's longer-term leases backed by government guarantee and low vacancy rates will deliver stable long-term returns that are resistant against ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... uncertainty facing the financial advice sector, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood says she's never felt more optimistic about the future. Welcoming more than 1200 delegates to the 2022 FPA Professionals Congress ...

AFCA secures $900m in compensation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... into a period of heightened economic uncertainty, and amid increasing natural disasters, the need for AFCA's services has never been greater." Further AFCA has reported an estimated 227 systemic issues and serious contraventions of the law to federal ...