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Imbalance in generational retirement income: RIR

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... in retirement would reduce inequality for future generations as inheritances would be lower rather than dying with the majority of wealth. "If most people continue to die with the majority of the wealth they had at retirement, the maturing superannuation ...

Give the people advisers: Retirement Income Review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... people understand and navigate the system, including giving them access to advice and guidance to do so." And, the vast majority of people do not seek advice about retirement income planning, the report found. The barriers to seeking that advice are ...

Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
The MetLife 2020 Employee Benefit Trends Study found the majority of Australian workers feel their mental health is the most important aspect to focus on in the wake of COVID-19. Around 70% of workers said mental health is the most important thing to ...

Stockpicker pay cheques revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... $704,167 if bonuses are included. Half of the six who responded said they earned $350,000 to 400,000 in base salary. Majority of them (83%) said their pay did not increase in 2020, while the rest said it increased by 10-20%. The mean increase in salary ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... coronavirus vaccine candidate is 94.5% effective based on an interim analysis of Phase three data. It added that the majority of adverse events were mild or moderate in severity. It noted that it plans to ask the FDA for emergency use authorisation (EUA) ...

ASIC sounds the alarm on buy-now-pay-later

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... previous financial year. "Buy now pay later arrangements are clearly popular as a payment method. While working for the majority of users, some consumers are suffering harm," ASIC said in a statement. "There are regulatory changes coming that will impact ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... slavery," the letter read. The coalition estimates over 40 million people globally are victims of modern-day slavery, the majority (71%) of which are women and girls. More than 60% of victims live in the Asia Pacific. "As investors, we see modern slavery ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... Calastone's survey of 1800 retail investors from Australia, UK, USA, Germany, Hong Kong, and New Zealand found the majority are not confident about their ability to manage their investments and constantly worry about future financial security. Compared ...

Channel Capital in management buyout

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... co-founder Glen Holding said the buyout and access to Kudu's capital positions the business for future growth. "We were majority staff owned [after Highbury investment] and will be more so after this," he said. "One option was to IPO the business ...

Super funds overlook digital engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... age, the survey found, adding that members overall want their super funds to improve their digital communication. The majority (90%) want to be contacted electronically, while one third (38%) want to engage with their super fund about planning for their ...