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Global pension report reveals flight to safety

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
As is typical in volatile and uncertain times, a flight to safety is apparent. Global public funds will be net sellers of public equity and some higher-yielding fixed-income assets. They will retreat to safe-haven currencies, with dollar holdings rising ...

Trustees must improve IDR processes: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... about putting members first and actually respond to complaints on time. Perversely, super funds lobbied for longer response times than banks and insurers and now we find they can't even keep to these generous timeframes." In selecting the trustees for ...

RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... interest rate to 3.1% - the highest levels in over a decade. Although the nation's inflation rate is currently more than three times higher than the central bank's mandate target range, a more aggressive response seems out of the question." "Indeed ...

Financially stressed Aussies believe advice could improve well-being

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... make that support more accessible, meaning more Australians will live their best retirement." She added difficult economic times aren't going away. "We have seen seven interest rate rises in a row, with many economists forecasting more to come," she ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... Further, those who received advice were able to withdraw their funds at a 33% higher drawdown amount; recorded nearly 2.5 times greater voluntary contributions; and consolidated twice the average amount of super from other accounts. Aware Super said ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... valuation methods are underpinned by domestic and global accounting standards and principles. Peer review Despite the uncertain times, Sicilia is not looking to see what peers are doing. "We look at how much money we have today that is available to invest ...

Financial planning avatars are the future

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... financial planners in the metaverse. "I am a believer that humans want to deal with humans wherever they can, but there will be times when they can't afford to, or there's a lead time to get to the human engagement," she said. "So, if we're ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... to become a luxury to the wealthy." At the same time, she acknowledged the difficulties the industry has faced in recent times. "Our profession, of course, has been deeply affected by Covid and not just in the obvious ways," she said. She said demand ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... position until early 2022 when he sold down shares and increased his exposure to government bonds. "It was just one of those times where all of the big asset allocation decisions we made really helped," he said. Switching direction? As for strategy ...

Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... APRA insisted that RSE licensees consider increasing the level and frequency of reporting and valuation oversight during times of heighted market volatility. At the very least, APRA hopes RSE licensees undertake valuations on at least a quarterly basis. ...