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Aware retires VicSuper brand, expands investment menu

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... investing exclusively in liquid asset classes like shares, fixed income, and cash. Aware Super also created a diversified Conservative option with a growth split of 38%/62% that focuses on a range of defensive and growth assets. In terms of single asset ...

Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Australian investors are flocking to term deposits and away from equity funds, signalling a shift towards more conservative investment strategies. Plan for Life data revealed that Australian equities funds experienced a decline in net funds inflows ...

Equity Trustees, OnePath dominate choice heatmap failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... marked with the lowest grade of dark red. A slew of OnePath products such as Pendal Monthly Income Plus, Perpetual Conservative Growth, UBS Defensive, and a range of its in-house options such as OptiMix Growth and OnePath Balanced Index, failed to deliver ...

Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... market conditions in ways that can be detrimental to their long-term financial goals. People tend to become more conservative when markets contract, while they become overly aggressive during market rallies, O'Donoghue highlighted. These emotional biases ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... the target. "I don't think that's consistent with what the members expect us to do. For some of our more conservative products, we should be happy to take high cash returns and keep the risk low for the moment," he says.

Family offices ready to take risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... alternative assets, including hedge funds, private equity, and private debt. "Family offices have quite rightly taken a conservative approach to risk in the past two years given the high levels of volatility and uncertainty in global markets. That, however ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... that it's impossible for them to be accurate... most estimates of this hypothetical nature are or will be highly conservative, but that's one of the main things we need in order to push for reform," she says. Without Fair Work Act reform it is ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... just maximise return'." The largest single group are the prudential traditionalists. "They're the older, conservative group and are very important to superfunds as they have your highest balances," Ralph said. "The world is changing too quickly ...

Morningstar launches managed accounts portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... exchange-traded funds. The six portfolios, currently available on the Macquarie Wrap and Praemium platforms, are the Conservative, Moderate, Balanced, Growth, High Growth and All Growth options. HUB24 is due to add the portfolios to its platform on March ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... raise children and as a result may have a lower earning potential," she says. After her divorce, Baulch became more conservative with her finances, but also gained a sense of freedom to prioritise the things that were most important to her. "My advice ...