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Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... offices are run by chief executives who are a member of the family and can earn up to US$625,000, according to a new KPMG study. Some 43% of chief executives running family offices are aged over 50 and commonly come from an investment management background ...

Vast majority of advised Australians "tangibly" better off: FAAA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... confidence, support, and a sense of control, even when times are tough," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. The quantitative study undertaken in July to August 2025 involved an online survey of 1226 respondents from Australia, each of whom was over ...

Australia misses out on global dividends growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... half of 2025, boosted by the weaker US dollar, Australia wasn't so prosperous. According to Capital Group's Global Equity Study Dividend Watch, global dividends increased 7.7% year on year to $1.7 trillion (US$1.14tn), nearly matching the total for the ...

Retirement expectations of young Australians surge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... year to retire comfortably. This is a 59% spike from $66,000 in 2023 and an increase from $96,000 in 2024. In contrast, the study said that retired couples currently spend only $55,000 annually. Vanguard also identified growing concerns regarding housing ...

Australian investors undeterred by global market turbulence

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... (16%) are the three main factors contributing to an underpinning desire for financial stability. Similarly, the Fidelity study revealed 52% of Australians have the primary investment goal of saving for retirement, while 50% identified financial independence. ...

Family offices up equities, dial down alternatives: Goldman Sachs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... 22% in EMEA and 15% in APAC. Lower holdings in alternatives is in contrast to other surveys, such as BlackRock's recent study, which showed that geopolitical uncertainties are forcing family offices out of US equities and diversifying into alternatives. ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... perspective of Australian funds in the rankings, there was a distinct difference between the 10 industry super funds in the study, which on average grew by 2.4% and only fell on average eight ranking spots, and the five government super funds, on average ...

Advisers favour third-party support in product selection

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... peers in boutique and larger firms. Additionally, ETF usage continues to climb across both index and active categories, the study showed, as 24% (up from 21%) of new non-super inflows went to ETFs compared to 31% (down from 43%) to unlisted managed funds. ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... outsource part of what you do to that person. But in this case, you can outsource it to AI, which is awesome." An April study by KPMG and the University of Melbourne found that nearly 65% of employees report that their workplace currently uses AI. Half ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... of reference for the inquiry specifically mentioned the collapse of Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services as a case study, including looking at the business model and influence of the sale of related party products. The inquiry was also supposed ...