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ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... "Australians overwhelmingly support the rate going up slowly as the key to dignity in retirement, giving the average Australian worker choice and control on how they live their later years." The short-sighted proposed hit on super would mean more Australians ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... works and operates," Reyes said. "Even though passive investing has become a big part of the vernacular of your average Australian and American investor, it still only accounts for about 15% of the ownership of the overall US investible securities, and ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... consumers comes down to the fact that terms like "balanced" and "conservative" are not so clearly defined that the average Australian with a super account really knows what to expect. Core Private Wealth director Trevor Geffin agrees and sees many balanced ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... "It shows that for someone born in 1950, who purchased a house at the age of 30 (in 1980), the value of the average Australian property has risen by 187%," he said. "For those born in 1950, the greatest appreciation in house prices has occurred over ...

The growing risk to financial advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... industry. He hopes that by super funds providing advice it will become cheaper and more readily available for the average Australian. However, he also argued that super funds providing advice could end up becoming an opportunity to financial advisers. ...

Consumers trust super funds about as much as banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... Meanwhile, 54% of people trusted banks to act in their best interest immediately following the Royal Commission. The average Australian's confidence that they will have enough money to enjoy a comfortable retirement is up slightly, though Qantas Super ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... become clear that reforms will result in advice becoming more expensive - or unaffordable altogether - for the average Australian. A submission by ASIC to the Royal Commission last year stated: "Many of the recent and ongoing reforms designed to lift ...

Mercer slams Grattan Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... politically-charged arena was "very misleading" and made several assumptions "that were not realistic for the average Australian." Specifically, Mercer said Grattan's assertions were founded upon flawed assumptions, including that all Australians ...

Average Aussie $560k richer with advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... least 4.4% or more every year to their clients beyond investment-only advice. Russell's research estimates the average Australian receiving advice could be $559,000 richer over a lifetime as a result of their adviser's work. Russell Investments Australia ...

Average Australian is a millionaire: ABS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... years. Meanwhile, long term growth in house prices have seen home ownership contribute to greater wealth for the average Australian. "While ABS data has shown that there is a recent downturn in the property market, over the longer term there has been ...