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Aussies happy with compulsory super: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
Australians are firm believers in the superannuation system, with 80% of fund members believing those who are self-employed should also be mandated to contribute. This is a headline result from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... save over $7 billion a year. Grattan said the same rationale used for increasing the Age Pension eligibility age to 67 - Aussies living and working longer - should be applied to accessing "highly tax-advantaged" superannuation. It also cited a 2015 estimate ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... vs 44% globally), believing it creates buying opportunities (76% vs 68% globally). In addition, the report stated that Aussies are overwhelmingly optimistic about their financial future over the next 12 months (78%), compared with only 15% being pessimistic. ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
According to Oxfam, the richest 1% of Aussies have accumulated 10 times more wealth than the bottom 50% in the past decade. In its latest report, titled Survival of the richest, Oxfam found that Australian billionaire wealth is 61% higher than it was ...

Australians neglecting their retirement: Super fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... to stash your cash, but one super fund says the modern-day investor has lost sight of their superannuation. While more Aussies are engaged with investing, they are neglecting the most important asset of all, Equip Super says. "An increased interest in ...

Financially stressed Aussies believe advice could improve well-being

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
The increased cost of living has left Australians feeling financially stressed; however, a large cohort believes financial advice could be the solution - if it were affordable. A new survey by the Australian Retirement Trust (ART) reviewed feedback ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... Australian customers have access to energy at reasonable prices." Gas prices are a key source of cost-of-living pressure for Aussies, with Richardson saying it is "very central" to the bad news for families and businesses. "Rising gas prices are pushing ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... National Housing Infrastructure Facility to support a further 5500 homes. A Help to Buy Scheme will allow 40,000 eligible Aussies to own their own home with a lower deposit and smaller mortgage. Meanwhile, the Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee will ...

QAR could see 12% increase in insured Aussies

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
According to research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC), the introduction of a scalable advice model for life insurance would see more than a million Australians have the life insurance cover they need. Research by NMG Consulting ...

Advised Aussies better off on all fronts: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... measures and found those who receive financial advice responded more positively to all of them. For instance, 76% of advised Aussies said they feel they are living a life consistent with their values versus 67% of unadvised. Further, 71% of those that ...