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Claim support a key skill for advisers: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
Financial advisers across Australia now play a greater role in supporting clients through life insurance claims, with almost 80% of advisers saying it's a key part of their offering. TAL commissioned The Value of Financial Advisers at Claim Time to ...

Darren Black appointed SuperFriend chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... organisations and positively correlates to their performance," Black said. "In facilitating Australia's largest annual survey for workplace mental health, SuperFriend's Indicators of a Thriving Workplace - the SuperFriend team is uniquely placed to positively ...

No investment case for alternative meat just yet: Nanuk

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... was temporary and there has been a slowdown in more recent months. "Last year, consumer advocacy group CHOICE conducted a survey of more than 1000 Australians and found that 32% of people say the cost of vegan food is a barrier to adoption," King said. ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... "The drop in the unemployment rate (and underutilisation rate over recent months) - as well as record highs in business survey measures of capacity utilisation, labour costs and selling prices - indicates extreme tightness in both labour and product ...

Those most in need of advice see least value in it: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... household with superannuation assets less than $250,000, or single-person household with less than $150,000 in super assets. A survey of unadvised consumers found 85% of people in lower socio-economic groups don't think financial advice would be valuable ...

Young Australians more 'super savvy': Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
Young Australians are thinking much more about their financial plans than previously, according to an Equipsuper survey. Almost half of the surveyed young Australians (18-34 years old) saw super as being more important now than since the start of the ...

Companies' ESG efforts improve

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... across global companies is up by almost 8% in response to regulatory and investor pressure, report states. Fidelity's 2022 survey of analysts on sustainability issues capture's the view of 161 investment analysts from across the globe. The report ...

Australian investor confidence plummets: CA ANZ

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... than it was at the depth of the COVID pandemic according to a Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) survey. The CA ANZ survey said a combination of the pandemic, market volatility, supply chain disruptions, inflation and interest rate ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... risks related to sustainability and stability, and provide flexible access to funds in retirement. According to a recent survey by CoreData, super funds believe they are well-prepared to meet these obligations. However, at the recent Australian Institute ...

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... advisers believe they will grow their business by 5% this year and 11% over the next three years, according to the 2022 Global Survey of Financial Professionals by Natixis Investment Managers. However, while market projections look positive, rising interest ...