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Novigi completes QMV Solutions deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... will deepen its ties to the superannuation, wealth management and related technology sectors as Australia's pool of super savings grows. The deal also includes QMV Legal, which provides advice to entities on issues including superannuation and financial ...

Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... investment choices, 30% have most recently allocated funds to small-cap stocks, primarily influenced by the goal of reaching a savings target. Moreover, the median time for making investment decisions is one week, irrespective of self-assessed proficiency ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... involving more than 300 banks, insurers, and super funds. The update on priorities comes as Australia's total retirement savings pot marches steadily towards $4 trillion. Statistics released by APRA yesterday show total super assets hit $3.57 trillion ...

500 jobs to be axed at abrdn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... allow for incremental reinvestment into growth areas." It follows a "root and branch review", abrdn said, and the expected savings are in addition to those already flagged from recent divestments, like its European-headquartered private equity business. ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... as higher neutral interest rates, because of a big budget deficit in the US, and retiring baby boomers depleting their savings. He also cited more involved regulators and growing protectionism, a rare point of agreement between Donald Trump and Joe Biden ...

Gen Zs now 'loud budgeting': Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... and younger Australians are using the money they're saving from cutting back on non-essentials to stash into their savings accounts instead. The data, based on a recent survey of around 2000 Australians, found that Gen Z customers are cutting back ...

Market performance fails to sway retirement confidence: State Street

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... responsible for eroding retirement confidence. Notably, these concerns outweighed other issues such as the availability of savings or the complexity of the superannuation and pension system. "Clearly confidence in retirement is a function of much more ...

NGS Super finds new administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... professionalism and hard work," she said. Last year, NGS Super launched its Easy Default offering which aims to help members manage savings while hitting retirement income objectives.

Super viewed as lifeboat by Aussies: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... experiencing financial strain today, most Australians are confident there's better times ahead because of their superannuation savings. An Essential Research survey of 1151 people, commissioned by the Super Members Council (SMC) in November, found that ...

Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... will flood the markets and land squarely in the retirement accounts of US households who can least afford to lose their savings to the fraud and manipulation that appears prevalent in the spot bitcoin markets and will impact the ETPs," she said.