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Aware Super rejigs MySuper option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... age-based stages to 11 stages. All Aware MySuper members up to age of 55 will go into the multi-asset high growth option. Those above 65 will be invested in the balanced growth option. The middle range (56 to 64 years) will be invested via a mix of Aware's ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... confidence were back. The NAB business confidence index jumped by five percentage points to a reading of +10 in January - above its long-run average of +6 and despite lower than the +13 recorded in November last year, remains the highest in three years. ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street can't have its cake and eat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... Fed's 2.0% inflation target. In addition, the US unemployment rate which stood at 6.3% as at January 2021 remains far above the 50-year low 3.5% before covid-19, not enough to put upward pressure on wages and, by extension, inflation. Throwing so ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... strive to achieve the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 1.5C or well below 2C above pre-industrial levels." Market Forces executive director Julien Vincent told Financial Standard Woodside's results aren't ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... tended to actively seek this service. University graduates; potential new homeowners; and those earning $100,000 per year and above were common denominators. Perhaps the best example where advice needs a rethink, McPherson said, is for members who have ...

Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... unemployment rate has fallen from the record high 14.8% recorded in April 2020 to 6.3% by January this year, it's still way above the 50-year low 3.5% that prevailed before the COVID-19 pandemic and even then, US inflation measures barely reached ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... contributing to the success, the research found, noting that this asset class over a 20 year-period has grown from about 7% to above 26%. "Alternatives have been attractive for return reasons, offsetting their governance difficulties," the report read. ...

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... listed equities, and unlisted assets such as property, bonds, cash, and private equity. It targets a return of 3.5% per annum above inflation. The $55 billion super fund announced it was actively considering a net-zero emissions target as part of reviewing ...

How to attract high net worth clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... household income correlates to an increase in the preference for more premium brand features. Those with household incomes above $150,000 a year are far more likely to exhibit affinity to premium (22.8%) and purposeful (31.9%) brands. Across all income ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... business confidence. The NAB business confidence index jumped by five percentage points to a reading of +10 in January - above its long-run average of +6 and despite lower than the +13 recorded in November last year, remains the highest in three years. ...