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Fidelity backs personality tests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... cheapest service available. Radio navigators are younger with high disposable income and less likely than the rest of the population to have children. They care about the human interaction with an adviser and want to know they're on the right path. Compass ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... no one size fits all approach, and providers will do well to understand the evolving needs of the retail investing population." * The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio is currently at a level of 30.91, well above the average of 16.80. This indicates we are ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... time when the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the alert level from 3 to 4 - the highest being 6 where the human population is all but consumed by the virus. It would have been much worse in terms of the global growth. Certainly, this current outbreak ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
For the first time, climate crisis and environmental degradation have taken out the top five spots in a list ranking the risks most likely to impact the world over the coming decade. It comes as extreme weather events batter the world; with fires burning ...

Rising tensions to weigh on markets: Moody's

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... called for an $80 million bounty on US President Donald Trump. "Iran has 80 million inhabitants. Based on the Iranian population, we want to raise $80 million, which is a reward for those who get close to the head of President Trump," the eulogist said ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... to June 2019. "It is striking that Decimal's digital advice platform is used by all segments of the Australian population," Sargon chief executive Phillip Kingston said. "Tired stereotypes do not apply here. Older Australians have no issues using ...

J.P. Morgan predicts extended income squeeze

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... bright side, Australia is not looking as bad as the rest of the world. "Australia's better demographic profile and population growth means still favourable growth rates compared to the rest of the world. Growth in Australia is expected to average 2.2% ...

Underperformers should not be allowed new members: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... retail superannuation sectors is a point of interest for those in the sector, but not one that is shared by the wider-population. Silk said that while industry funds typically outperform their retail counterparts, the "superannuation wars" aren't a matter ...

International investors chase Australian real assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
New research shows Australian real assets are attracting international interest. Perpetual Corporate Trust and Preqin's report, Real Assets Growth in Australia reveals the capital flowing into local infrastructure projects is increasingly global, as ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... to represent a significant proportion of portfolios in the year ahead." The research also revealed Australia's HNW population grew for the third consecutive year, with 490,000 HNW investors now controlling more than $2 trillion in investable assets.