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AFA posts $273,135 operational loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... Australia (FPA). Total revenue was down 2% on last year to $3 million, and total expenses increased 1% to $3.2 million. Overall, the AFA reported a net loss after income tax of $113,924. AFA treasurer Samantha Robinson said to facilitate its large agenda ...

ClearView abandons potential takeover transactions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... on track to grow underlying NPAT in FY23 in the range of $28.5 million to $30 million. "The business environment of the overall life insurance industry continues to show signs of improvement and ClearView remains well placed to benefit from this improvement ...

Australian housing slump marches on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... context of the significant upswing in values. This is supported by a below-average flow of new listings that is keeping overall inventory levels contained. There's also tight labour market conditions, an accrual of borrower savings and a larger than ...

Breach reporting improvements needed: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... June 2022, only 6% of licensees lodged a report. Further, most reports came from AFS licensees, not credit licensees. Overall, 74% of the reports received came from the same 23 licensees, which were typically larger; just 9% of reports came from an AFSL ...

Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... objective and transparent research process conducted by Plan For Life Actuaries and Researchers. Generation Life took out the Overall Investment Bond Excellence Award, also recognised with the Bond - Estate Planning Award, Bond - Child Policy Award and ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... month has shown, the political, economic and market consequences of getting these calculations wrong can be severe. But overall, the treasurer struck a reasonable balance between these competing forces. "There is, however, an enormous elephant in the ...

Millionaires worry about retirement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... reported median retirement savings of $625,000, which equates to 2.5 times the $250,000 median retirement savings of the overall survey population. While an average retirement savings rate of 19.4% is positive, unforeseen circumstances can still cause ...

Colonial First State introduces new platform

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... the past decade, we have seen a significant reduction in the number of registered financial advisers and a fall in the overall number of Australians who are able to access financial advice. "We see our role as identifying and addressing gaps that are ...

Nowhere has there been more change than super: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... whose longevity is challenged, Byres explained. While not simply being a case of 'big is good, small is bad,' overall the evidence is clear that size helps deliver better member outcomes, he argued. "Trustees that cannot compete on that basis ...

Abrdn launches active sustainable Asian ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... December 2021. However, total funds under management had increased 32%, or $22 billion in the 12 months to end of March 2022. Overall fund flows into responsible investments continued to grow in the year ending 31 March 2022, according to Plan for Life. ...