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Brokers warn of looming disaster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... director Peter White said answers to more specific questions shocked him. The survey found 56% would have to refinance their home if rates rose and 57% could not afford a monthly increase in their rent or mortgage of $300. "Many Australians are clearly ...

Organisations, employees disagree on work arrangements

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... their health and wellbeing and only 23% said they are very happy working for their employer. When offered a choice of at-home, hybrid, or in-office working arrangements, employees are closely split between the three, at 30%, 30%, and 39%, respectively. ...

Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... Association of Australia (FPA). Sydney-based financial adviser Susan Buda of Brady & Associates Financial Advisers has taken home the award. The Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award recognises the highest performing student in the Certified Financial Planner ...

'Great resignation' a real risk: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... after the upheaval of the pandemic. "Despite the initial widespread positive feelings toward the flexibility that work-from-home provided, employees are now experiencing increased feelings of virtual fatigue and burnout - with one-third of workers expressing ...

IFM consortium to take over Sydney Airport

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
Sydney Airport has finally agreed to a takeover offer by a consortium led by IFM Investors. The consortium, otherwise known as Sydney Aviation Alliance and including IFM Investors, Global Infrastructure Management, QSuper and AustralianSuper has offered ...

New Bitcoin fund promises tax efficiency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... Vault International Bitcoin Fund launched in New Zealand in September and is the first regulated investment vehicle in its home country providing full exposure to the burgeoning digital asset class. Vault co-founder Vinnie Gardiner said the firm is in ...

$450 super threshold to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... the bill, the maximum amount of voluntary contributions that people are able to release from their super under the First Home Super Saver Scheme will increase from $30,000 to $50,000, empowering more Australians to save effectively for their first home ...

Green office buildings command 18% premium

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
Institutional property investors might be able to flip entire office buildings for a profit as effectively as renovation-loving homeowners, so long as they go green. That is according to new research from Knight Frank, which found office buildings in ...

MLC Life wins group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... reinsurance. Hannover Life Re will continue to act as reinsurer for MLC Life. In all, OneSuper - formerly Smartsave - is home to more than 14 different superannuation sub-plans. Others include LESF Super, Super Prophets and max Super Fund. Confirming ...

Former Spectrum chief cops additional bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... discharge their roles. Schroeder was director, chief executive, responsible manager and a key person for Spectrum - once home to close to 100 advisers. Spectrum was the subsidiary of the now-defunct Freedom Insurance Group. It closed in 2019 when it ...