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Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
The world's 40 largest life insurers face huge sustainability challenges, as a new report shows they will see close to $13 trillion in outflows between now and 2040. Capgemini's World Life Insurance Report 2023 shows policyholders aged 65 and ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... following $24 billion the previous year. "To put this in context, over the previous two years BHP has paid dividends that equate to approximately the total market value of Woolworths. The company owns some of the highest quality reserves of the critical ...

Property market peril to continue: Quay Global Investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... million, reflecting a 7.4% premium to the 31 December 2022 independent valuation," it said. The group added combined sales equate to about $700 million, representing an approximate average 8% discount to the 31 December 2022 independent valuation. "The ...

First Sentier clients walk away with $13bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
The fund manager bled $12.6 billion in outflows across several managed funds in the year to March, Rainmaker research shows. Four of First Sentier Investors' products lost more than $1 billion in net flows each, Rainmaker's latest Wholesale ...

Family offices ignoring $3.5tn time bomb: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... newly appointed global head of family business Robyn Langsford commented that business experience doesn't necessarily equate to successful succession planning. "In working with many successful family business entrepreneurs and family elders in Australia ...

Super members want free advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... insurance cover they should have, as 42% have no idea how to change their insurance inside their super. A high salary does not equate to high financial literacy either as 42% of members earning $150,000 or more do not know that they can seek financial ...

Super fund ASX dominance stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
Superannuation funds have maintained a steady foothold in Australian equities, owning 38% of the market capitalisation, new research from Rainmaker finds. This is broadly in line with the 37% ownership super funds held at the end of March 2021, split ...

Adviser numbers drop, FAAA strengthens recruitment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
As adviser numbers drop below 16,000, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is ramping up its initiatives to curb the attrition rate and meet the soaring demand for advice. The FAAA's chief executive Sarah Abood, who spoke at the newly merged ...

Eildon rebuffs takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
Eildon Capital this morning has rejected the "opportunistic" takeover bid by Samuel Terry Asset Management. ASX-listed Eildon (EDC) said Samuel Terry Asset Management's offer of 93 cents per share represented a 20.5% discount to its net asset value ...

ISA renews calls for gig worker super

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Australia's gig workers are missing out on $400 million a year in super contributions, according to the latest report from Industry Super Australia (ISA). The ISA analysis suggests the average gig worker could have up to $29,000 more in their retirement ...