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Household income buoyed by property investments: CBA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... households has slowed due to heightened cost-of-living pressure, greater rents and mortgage repayments, which have influenced the lower income quintile households to ease on their spending the most. Meanwhile, property investment has also been proven ...

RBA needs to 'rip the band-aid off' and hike rates: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... than 0.1 percentage point to 4.1% in June, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). While a lower unemployment rate is normally a good sign for the economy, VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler ...

Mercer Super chalks up 11.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
Mercer Super's SmartPath, its default lifecycle investment option, has delivered returns ranging from 11.2% and 11.7% for the last financial year. Mercer's acting chief investment officer for the Pacific region Sue Wang said the results were an excellent ...

More money does lead to happiness: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... year were associated with significantly higher levels of feeling confident, good, interested, and proud, and significantly lower levels of feeling afraid, angry, bad, bored stresses and upset. "There was some evidence that larger incomes for lower earners ...

Young, bullish online investors drive trading: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... Investment Trends senior analyst Yiğit Günhan said. "These investors are notably more cost-sensitive, seeking not only lower fees but also transparent pricing and an easy-to-use platform." Overall, investors appear bullish as they expect to achieve ...

Equip Super returns 9.23% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... returns, it was pleasing to see strong returns from our Infrastructure portfolio while also benefiting from maintaining a lower exposure to commercial property," Howard said. However, Howard warned that despite the recent market turnaround, the fund ...

Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... seminars, and advice, Qantas Super said. ART is also "a fund that works for members not shareholders and which is focused on lower fees," Qantas Super added. Qantas Super chair John Atkin said that, throughout the process of exploring merger options ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... returns," Miller said. "We are looking for these opportunities to allow our members to benefit from the transition to a lower carbon economy." He said as the technology evolves, so do the opportunities for investment. "We are delighted to support projects ...

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... for most members. This ranges from $152,500 for members aged 20 to $24,800 for those aged 65. Retail funds had similar or lower offerings, ranging from $127,800 at age 20 to $16,300 by age 65. Rainmaker also found that standard cover through NFP funds ...

Bitcoin ETF price war: VanEck, Monochrome cut costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... alternatives, designed to provide a higher level of security and flexibility, setting it apart from feeder funds which are priced lower because they're different products and should be categorised separately. He explained that Monochrome has always been ...