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SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Satisfaction with self-managed superannuation funds dropped in the last 12 months, particularly for those with a balance of less than $250,000. Latest insights from Roy Morgan show that while satisfaction with the financial performance of SMSFs is down ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Financial markets could have a brand new worry (or not) depending on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy meeting that's due to conclude this day. The 30-31 July meeting is particularly significant given last week's flare-up ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
Boom! That's the sound of the US economy popping up to an annualised rate of 4.1% in the second quarter of 2018, up from an upwardly revised 2.2% (from 2%) expansion in the first quarter. While this is in line with market expectations, it's ...

Advisers on scam alert

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... were reported each day in the first half of the year. Last year's total damage to investment scams was $31.5 million - a figure expected to be soon surpassed. Michael Crowe is a senior financial adviser advising on about $150 million for 200 clients. ...

Westpac names independent director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... the board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority. Westpac chair Lindsay Maxsted said Fung is a highly respected figure in Asia Pacific. "She has extensive experience in wholesale and retail banking and alongside her active promotion of the development ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
Some would call it karma, for many it's just the plain and simple truism that a trade war is a lose-lose proposition. In his quest to "make America great again" and under the guise of "national security", US President Donald Trump kicked off with ...

Wealthier Aussies seeking advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Latest research shows about two million Australians sought financial advice in the 12 months to May, accounting for more than 27% of the total wealth management market. In its latest report, Roy Morgan has found that 1.96 million Australians have seen ...

Investor interest in long-short strategies surging: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... short selling effectiveness. Pleasingly, all our rated managers have leverage-adjusted short exposures that are below this figure, providing our financial adviser clients with confidence that capacity among our rated funds is prudently managed," Smart ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... adviser in the past 12 months. More concerning, 60% of respondents admitted they don't have a plan for retirement. Figure 1. AustralianSuper Retirement Confidence Index research As such, AustralianSuper is urging all Australians to take steps to ...

Unintended consequences for opt-in insurance: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... to wipe an extra 1.4% on average from the account balances of females through erosion. Currently sitting at 15.8%, the figure is set to increase for people earning less than $18,200 in annual income to 17.6%. In its Insurance in superannuation report ...