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Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... technology upgrades needed to attract advisers or respond to the ever-increasing regulatory requirements." The consequences for third-party providers supporting the system are clear, Mercer said, looking at administrators, custodians, insurers, investment ...

Advisers flock to managed accounts, but are very selective

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
A new report from State Street and Investment Trends found a record 25% of all new client inflows are placed into managed accounts. The proportion of advisers using them has more than tripled from 18% a decade ago to an equal record high of 56% now. ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... tasks, from risk assessments and fraud detection to software development and customer service. It projects that nearly one-third of task hours could be automated by 2030. But, as US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler recently highlighted ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... surveyed ranged from "very" to "extremely confident" about making decisions related to managing their finances, while only a third of female respondents (33%) indicated the same.

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
The cost-of-living crisis has the potential to threaten women's financial security in retirement, but there are overlooked yet effective strategies they can undertake to help conquer the obstinate gender superannuation gap. A new survey from Finder ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... expected to complete by mid-2024, TWUSUPER will rebrand as Team Super. Brighter Super also stood out, securing second and third places with returns of 9% and 7% over the same periods.

Advice PDMs, BDMs at inflection point: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... (plus on-costs) on average per year. Most roles are typically held by men (61%) who have 10-plus years of experience. Over a third (38%) said they do not have the tools and training to do their jobs properly and a similar number expressed dissatisfaction ...

HNWI collecting activity stoops: Knight Frank

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... that had previously enjoyed the most exuberant growth saw the biggest drops. Meanwhile, watch prices rose by 5% to take third place in KFLII's luxury rankings. "Sales of watches at the big three auction houses totalled £488 million ($951 million) in ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... organisations behind it," McCrindle said. "Value, as well as values, are what define the modern Australian consumer." The third trend relates to what McCrindle referred to as the "grandparent economy". "The baby boomers and builder generations are the ...

ATO cracks down on illegal early SMSF access

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
The Australian Taxation Office is cracking down on illegal early access to SMSF money, particularly targeting new entrants to the sector who are the main culprits. New analysis from the tax office released at the SMSF Association National Conference ...