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ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... aims to be pragmatic, measured and actionable, to help manage climate risk while safe-guarding and growing the retirement savings of our members to help them retire well, with confidence," said ART head of sustainable investments Nicole Bradford. "Our ...

Skynet adviser stole $10.2m: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... January 2019, documents from the Country Court of Victoria show. In most cases, Nugara convinced clients to transfer their savings or rollover monies in their superannuation accounts to self-managed superannuation funds he set up with the Commonwealth ...

ASIC fines fintech for misrepresenting crypto product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... misleading claims it made about a crypto-asset linked investment product. Over an eight-month period, a product known as the Savings Product was offered, attracting about 700 customers and funds totalling around $1.6 million. To acquire the interest ...

Qantas Super confirms merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... Super Trustee Board is acutely aware of the privilege and responsibility of managing the superannuation and retirement savings of Qantas Super's members and will always put their best financial interests first," the fund said. There's been several ...

Advisers boost client portfolios 5.9%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... financial crises, job loss, and death. The 1.2% value add to asset allocation as an example, could see a client's retirement savings amount to $210,947 after 10 years - $21,818 more it was only invested in a default portfolio. "The potential 1.2% in ...

MLC Life unveils retail discounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... within a certain BMI of 18.5 and 28.5 (inclusive). Income Protection Large Case Discount has between 7% and 10% of cost savings based on a tier for clients with greater amounts of income protection cover. Clients insured for over $250,000 in lump sum ...

NAB to pay $2.1m for knowingly overcharging customers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... from periodic payment fees for certain transactions, such as payments to NAB home loans, NAB personal loans, certain NAB savings accounts and certain NAB service packages. The fees charged were $1.80 or $5.30 despite an exemption being applied, and $5.30 ...

Older Aussies are retirement illiterate: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... about retirement is despite Australia having one of the world's highest GDPs and the fifth largest pool of superannuation savings in the world," she said.

Aussie investors tighten purse strings: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... interest in bonds, ETFs, and managed funds. Meanwhile, only about 41% of Australians own an investment that is not super, a savings account or the primary home they live in, a slight decline from 47% last year. "It's clear from our research that ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... of $1500 or less per fortnight and of these, 30% said the impact of increasing costs was severe. Even those with higher savings of $750,000 or over, 59% said they could cut their spending to adjust to the cost-of-living increases. Unknown future health ...