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Nudging pre-retirees has 'little effect'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... recommended super funds use 'nudging' to help encourage members to engage more with their retirement savings, however new research from Yale University in the US has found the practice doesn't work as well as initially thought. Yale University professor ...

Reforms needed to boost engagement: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
Research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows only half of all adult Australians have consulted any source of information on preparing for retirement. The group says Tranche 2 of Delivering Better Financial Outcomes ...

Powerhouse Ventures to acquire Aliwa

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Sequoia in exchange took two million shares in Powerhouse. It acquired Informed Investor, ShareCafe, and Corporate Connect Research for $5.1 million in 2022. In its 2024 annual report, Sequoia said the financial performance of these businesses since ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... worry about money (36%) and be debt free 33%. "Over the last 12 months, we've invested in a significant amount of research with our internal teams and with external consultants as well, in wanting to understand what's important to women when ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Senate committee tasked with investigating issues related to menopause wants the government to research the efficacy of existing reproductive leave policies in Australia and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... few years back, as well as a pilot program to see the viability of CBDC in partnership with Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre launched in 2022. Commenting, assistant governor Brad Jones at the RBA said: "The RBA is making a strategic commitment ...

Alternatives market to hit US$30tn by 2030: Preqin

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... investors' access opens up, as the private wealth channel's growth continues to gather pace," Cameron Joyce, global head of research insights, said. This comes at a time when the asset class is gaining momentum among retail investors. It also comes as ...

Advisers reveal hurdles preventing SMA adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... advice side." The other main concerns were related to conducting due diligence on models (27%) and lack of independent research coverage (22%). "As a provider, we know these are important issues to our advisers, so we work closely with them to address ...

Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... chief executive at Class, said small business owners and farmers could be the biggest losers under Division 296. "Our research shows the proposed tax could significantly challenge Class SMSFs with high balances, with Class members facing on average just ...

Aussie female fund manager representation lags: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... terms of new fund launches, nearly 20% of new mandates were given to women, up from just 6.2% last year. However, the research found that women are still far less likely to run new funds. "The data points to ongoing lack of women in asset managers' candidate ...