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How much do you need to retire in Australia?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has revealed that the cost of funding a "comfortable retirement" has risen to a record high. ASFA said couples need $72,663 per year, while singles require $51,630 annually to experience a comfortable ...

T. Rowe Price hires to strengthen adviser relationships

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
T. Rowe Price has announced the appointment of Camilla Banasiak as relationship manager to grow its financial adviser client base in New South Wales. In the role, Banasiak will be a key member of the firm's Australian intermediary team to identify suitable ...

How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... had yet to take steps to prepare for life after work and 38% were concerned they would not have sufficient funds to either cover basic costs or maintain a comfortable retirement lifestyle. "Pre-retirees want more information about how much super they ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Family offices are increasingly turning to active management or manager selection to diversify portfolios, according to the latest UBS Global Family Office Report. The report, which compiled insights from 320 family offices with an average net worth ...

Centuria launches new wholesale fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
Centuria has launched a new single asset fund, the Centuria Halls Head Central Fund, available for wholesale investors. Centuria said the fund provides exposure to a land rich, sub-regional shopping centre occupying a prime position in Mandurah, Western ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood said she supports recent proposals around adviser education from the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) because "we need far more people with these qualifications" and the ...

Members' attitude, behaviour key to better engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
New research suggests superannuation funds need to focus more on attitudinal and behavioural insights if they're to improve engagement. The latest CSBA FEAL Superannuation Experience & Engagement Benchmark expanded its coverage to survey super fund ...

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... further $500,000 will go towards the development of Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy, including expanding it to cover the agriculture sector. Treasury said these costs will be partially met through the ASIC and APRA industry levies. Meanwhile ...

Advisers should leverage US tech blueprint: SIAA panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... The second area that technology is unlocking is wealth managers horizontally and vertically integrating, enabling them to cover the client spectrum of ultra-high-net worths all the way down to the mass market. "The upshot here is that technology is really ...

ClearView closes ClearChoice Super Rollover, launches trauma options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... where any or own occupation definitions are unavailable. This represents a much-needed first step towards reimagining TPD cover for today's market," Kulikov said. Other changes ClearView introduced include the ability for customers to hold trauma cover ...