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Bragg outraged over super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... super is hermetically sealed, even though that might not be in the interest of those workers," Bragg said. While seeing no problem with supporting a union or employer group, Bragg insisted on a stringent financial rationale that aligns with members' ...

AI mania will underwhelm advice: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
"AI mania" will over-promise and underdeliver for financial advisers, while superannuation funds are tipped to give digital advice a boost, Finura Group's 2024 predictions reveal. In the latest Australian wealth tech predictions report, Finura highlights ...

Market performance fails to sway retirement confidence: State Street

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... longevity risk remains a partially unresolved issue. State Street points out that developing holistic solutions to this problem has been intensified by Australians' historical reluctance to embrace annuities. Nevertheless, the survey results showed "encouraging ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
Robeco and Principal Asset Management predict strong performance in emerging markets this year from a macroeconomic and valuation standpoint. According to new research by Robeco, the five-year expected return forecast for emerging markets is 8.25% ...

Family offices embrace outsourcing: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
Family offices across the globe are increasingly outsourcing more functions, new research from Ocorian suggests. The global study, which surveyed 301 senior executives including 50 family office investment managers in November 2023, found a staggering ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... the FAAA has said a key focus for the year is making it easier and cheaper to provide advice. "While it isn't a new problem for the financial advice profession, it has become an increasing imperative in the past 12 to 24 months," FAAA chief executive ...

Insignia Financial class action dismissed by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... Honourable Justice Anderson on 20 December 2023, saying: "The evidence as a whole, does not rise to the level of establishing a problem with IOOF's culture, systems, governance and compliance during the Relevant Period." The judge said it was not ...

How young Australians are missing out on better super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... MySuper accounts, indicating an investment timeframe of 25 to 40 years before their superannuation becomes accessible. "The problem of being allocated to a superannuation offering that is not in line with an investor's long-term goals is growing ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... obtain it at a younger age (25%). "There is a clear unmet financial advice need in Australia and a growing underinsurance problem that is leaving people unprotected when times get tough," Cupitt said. "Almost one in two Australians say the main driver ...

HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
To better serve high-net-worth (HNW) clients, financial advisers require a broader range of specialist expertise to meet their complex needs, according to HUB24. HUB24's latest whitepaper, Directing the matrix: meeting the needs of high-net-worth clients ...