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HESTA pushes for expediated advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... balancing busy lives, want 24/7 access to support in the palm of their hand. "We're seeing members really build their confidence," she said. "Like their retirement savings, confidence compounds, leading to more positive actions as members are encouraged ...

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... step in to making sure they put good outcomes for members at the heart of everything they do," she said. "Members need confidence in efficient and fair service delivery to support them participating in a full and confident retirement. Too often though ...

Chinese property market to stabilise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... significant, finding a floor on prices will mark an important phase in this crisis and should gradually boost consumer confidence from its currently depressed levels." A focus on clearing inventory to meet affordable housing goals means there should ...

abrdn global chief executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... took time to assemble the talent needed to execute successfully on his strategic vision and he passes on to them, with confidence, the responsibility to execute the next stage of our transformation. We owe him a great debt of gratitude and wish him well ...

How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... and aged care options, assistance optimising drawdown rates, providing lifetime income products that give members the confidence to spend their retirement savings, and guided pathways to help members choose financial products that are right for them. ...

Private markets demand cools: bfinance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... market and economic context," the report said. "In the final quarter of 2023, performance had been supported by growing confidence over the prospect of declining interest rates during 2024. This optimism was not sustained during the first quarter, with ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... use timely data to inform our perspective on global markets. Our discipline, diligence, and experience give us the confidence to be opportunistic and aggressive when bond markets are in dislocation, to find great value for our clients." Natixis Investment ...

Members' attitude, behaviour key to better engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... was the most common feeling selected by those under 55 (26%) compared to 22% of all members. In terms of retirement confidence, the weakest cohorts were those in the middle age and pre-retirement groups, with 35 to 44-year-olds at 5.9 out of 10 and 45 ...

FAAA calls for 'fairness' ahead of Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... sector rather than the single financial advice sub-sector, as the entirety of the sector benefits from consumers having confidence that fraudsters will be actively pursued," she said. Abood added that it is vital the government ensure fairness and better ...

Discover the best performing asset class of 2023: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... pack with a positive return of 23.2%, driven by investor enthusiasm for tech and AI-related opportunities. Mercer said confidence in risky assets increased with the prospect of easing monetary policy in 2024. In second place, international equities (hedged) ...