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Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
Australians are enduring the longest stretch of economic hardship since 2011, according to analysis by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... first time since the 1970s, China will begin "gradually raising" the national retirement age from next year as it looks to stretch a dwindling pension budget further to sustain its ageing population. The country has approved proposals to raise the statutory ...

Retirees not confident in Age Pension: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... generations. "These gains in quality and quantity of life come with an implied financial cost, one that requires retirees to stretch their savings over multi-decade timeframes that will include unpredictable market conditions, such as those experienced ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
A new report commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) revealed that Australians are experiencing higher living costs and increasing mental health issues, making reliable financial safety nets more important. The inaugural State ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
MLC chief investment officer Dan Farmer has told an investment forum that while there have been times when diversifying felt like sacrificing returns, it's now being rewarded. For equity markets, a big driver of portfolio returns, Farmer said that MLC ...

MLC MySuper option returns 9.8%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The MLC MySuper growth portfolio has generated a 9.8% investment return for the financial year. The three and five-year returns for that option were 5.4% and 6.7% per annum, respectively. MLC Asset Management head of diversified portfolios Steve Gamerov ...

Ageing Australians rapidly shifting retirement planning

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... limited, increasing the likelihood of retirees resorting to suboptimal self-insurance measures, such as frugality, to stretch their savings." Aboud said one of the biggest fears retirees have is running out of money, either because they outlive their ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... towards being a human right rather than a speculative asset class. There will always be sound reasons to own a home that stretch far beyond the financial realm, but many younger investors will also need to consider new ways to accumulate wealth, including ...

Price dislocations pave way for active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
The current market is ripe for active equity fund management skills to shine given the price dislocations, and most notably in regions outside of the US, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Every time the spread widens out between the most expensive ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
The Australian equity market is slightly overvalued following a strong rally, according to Morningstar's Q2 2024 outlook. The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark has climbed about 15% from its October 2023 lows to hover around 7800, signalling what Morningstar called ...