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How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
New research from TAL has revealed the expectations of Australians approaching retirement versus the lived experience of retirees. The research, titled What I Wish I Knew About Retirement, surveyed 1000 Australians 55 and older and highlighted the important ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Practice management, advice technology, and superannuation are top of mind for financial advisers who want to improve their aptitude and knowledge, according to professional networking platform Ensombl. The analysis of adviser conversations stemming ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... Family offices surveyed in the UBS Global Family Office Report across the Asia Pacific cited geopolitical conflicts as their top risk over the next 12 months. Those in North Asia are the most concerned about geopolitical risks, saying these also pose ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... offices diversifying in this way, while 33% are turning to hedge funds for diversification. Meanwhile, generative AI is the top investment theme with 78% of family offices planning to invest in it, trailed by health-tech at 70% and automation and robotics ...

SMSFs' use of advisers plummets: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... needs is peaking. Only 25% of trustees without advisers are likely or very likely to seek financial advice in the future. The top three reasons people don't seek advice are that they feel they can manage their own finances, they think advisers are too ...

Fidelity confirms active ETFs to launch in coming weeks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... us to offer our clients an alternative option on how they invest in our products. "That is why we are launching more of our top strategies through this vehicle." They will sit alongside the Fidelity Global Emerging Markets Fund (Managed Fund) on the ...

Financial services firms concerned about attracting staff

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... misguided to think they hold the cards in the current market," Robert Half director Nicole Gorton said. "Concerns about drawing in top-notch talent have long been at the crux of employer's worries, particularly after the most volatile five years in recent ...

COVID helped to reduce inequality: Productivity Commission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... It found that women still had lower income than men at all levels of the distribution, but that the share of women at the top of the income distribution had increased. "We are seeing some improvements in the income gap between men and women consistent ...

BitConnect promoter pleads guilty

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... nor could they withdraw their capital investment until the expiry of the lending period, ASIC's investigation found. On top of this, Bigatton provided financial product advice without holding an AFS Licence or authorisation to provide financial services ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... superannuation industry. We are the nation's largest digital-first super fund, using our scale to drive down fees, build top-tier retirement savings, and deliver long-term sustainable retirement incomes for our 1.1 million members," Travis said. ...