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Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... is compared to only $319,000 had it remained in superannuation. However, according to Australian Retirement Trust, the average 35-year-old woman has around $76,900 in super, and the average man has around $107,700 in super. A 20% deposit on an $800,000 ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... salary continuance insurance. It also offers various investment options, like Mercer SmartPath, which has delivered an average annual return of 7.4% over the past decade. It can accommodate accumulation plans and allows for employer-subsidised administration ...

Treasury shakes up foreign investing framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... attractive destination for foreign investment, with investment flows into our country consistently outpacing the OECD average since 2006. Direct and portfolio foreign investment in our economy grew to be worth about $3.5 trillion in 2023," Chalmers said. ...

Vanguard Super lowers fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... options for Australians across a range of ages and superannuation balances, and more than 30% lower cost than the industry average," Vanguard Investments Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski said. The Lifecycle option automatically adjusts its ...

Aussies underestimate life insurance's importance: Investment Trends

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... preferences of consumers," Guiamatsia said. The report also highlighted that life insurance claims processing takes an average of 7.3 days within super and 5.1 days outside of it, while death benefit claims average around 10 days. Guiamatsia emphasised ...

Succession planning troubles family offices: J.P. Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... ventures." In terms of operations, family offices are focused on managing costs, and recruiting and retaining top talent. The average family office costs US$3.2 million per year to operate. Large family offices with US$1 billion or more in assets under ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... innovative Australian companies. According to the FSC, just over 3000 SIVs were granted to primary applicants in 10 years, an average of only 313 per year. These figures do not include the applicants' spouse and dependent children. "The SIV is very ...

ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... arrangements. Kaizen said it was predicting that the desire for better work-life balance would continue to increase. In terms of average salaries, depending on the level of experience and seniority salaries ranged from $79,000 to $350,000 per year. Junior ...

LIT delisting simplifies Forager: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... redemptions." In June, unitholders will decide on the fate of FOR and if it should delist from the ASX. FOR has traded at an average discount of more than 14% to net asset value in the six months before it announced the intention to delist last October. ...

S&P/ASX200 tipped to hit 8300: VanEck

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... price appreciation has outpaced earnings growth with price to 12-month forward earnings (forward PE) above its historical average," the report read. In the year to March, technology stocks returned 51%, while real estate and financials delivered 37% ...