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AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Mayhem erupted on Wall Street on Monday (local time) after Chinese-owned DeepSeek burst onto the artificial intelligence (AI) scene, wiping $1 trillion off chip maker Nvidia. AustralianSuper holds around $2 billion of Nvidia shares in its balanced option ...

Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... markets are important to our economy and play a role in generating wealth. Through superannuation investments, many Australians have indirect exposure to private assets. Private markets operate differently than public markets and are inherently less ...

How much is needed to maintain your standard of living in retirement?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has unveiled new savings targets to help Australians work out how much they'll need to save for a lengthy retirement, provided they own their home outright. For single retirees aged 65 planning to spend at a "mid-level" ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... increase in Australian dollars. "The final quarter of 2024 was the icing on the cake for a very positive year for many Australians who have global equities allocations in their income portfolios," Plato Global Shares Income Fund senior portfolio manager ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... upcoming federal election. Jericho said if the government can convince the crossbench to support these changes, all Australians would be better off. "Superannuation tax concessions for the wealthiest only serve to entrench inequality in our society ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... engagement' translating into a digital advice relationship. We all know it will take more than a few 'nudges' to get Australians to actually take action," the report read. "We expect the funds mentioned above who moved early to lead the way ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... with confidence. The new report, Simpler super: Taking the stress out of retirement, suggests reforms that could help Australians boost their retirement income by $70,000. One is to implement the Productivity Commission's 2018 recommendation to provide ...

ASIC names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... organisation's most significant redesign in 15 years. "His commitment to achieving regulatory outcomes that benefit all Australians makes him a strong addition to support ASIC's commission and head the agency's executive leadership team," Longo said. ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... Super has been in market and we're proud of the progress we're making in bringing superannuation products to Australians that are low-cost, easy to understand, simple to invest in and straightforward to manage," she said.

FAAA accuses government of crucial CSLR failure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... FAAA previously noted the CSLR could ultimately spike the cost of financial advice, "putting it out of reach of more Australians", while submitting an inquiry to address "deep flaws" about the Dixon Advisory business model. "The Royal Commission had ...