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Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, S&P Global warns fintechs not to expect the amount of capital that flooded in before COVID-19. Worn said the issues facing startups in the advice tech sector are no different to what is happening broadly in the technology ...

SMSFs weather market storms: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... Zurbruegg said the results show that overall financial performance of the SMSF sector remains robust, weathering the 2020 COVID-induced market storm relatively better than the APRA fund sector. "Our analysis also continues to highlight how SMSFs benefit ...

AFCA chief to serve second term

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... Pollaers said. "He has also led the organisation through a period of significant growth in complaints as a result of the COVID pandemic, natural disasters and scams." Locke said he is honoured to have been invited to stay on. "AFCA plays a very important ...

Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... mentality can come into play. "A lot of emotionally driven decisions made are based on factors that you can't predict; think Covid, the Ukraine war, more recently the collapse of Credit Suisse, you can't predict that. Unless you go through these things ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... governments repeating disasters like the early release of super scheme - which is proving to be a type of economic long Covid, causing super balances to dwindle and heaping further pressure on the age pension," added Dean. "Politicians that want to bust ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... low-interest rates, rising inflation, technological advancements, and demographic shifts. Unforeseen disruptions, like the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical tensions, have further fuelled retail trading growth. However, the taskforce raised concerns ...

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... should perform better, and risk will be rewarded, especially because this is not a systemic shock like 2008 was, and like COVID-19 threatened to become," he said.

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... history of work, and really reflects the balance of power in the workplace shifting to employers." Quiggin adds that the COVID pandemic has been a powerful tool in influencing both employers and employees towards more flexible work. "The pandemic opened ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... George Washington University, Harvard and Australian National University found the early access scheme introduced during the COVID pandemic was predominately taken up by younger Australians in lower paid occupations and living in rural or remote Australia. ...

FICAP names new charity partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Commenting on the new charity partner, FICAP chair Marnie McLaren said: "COVID has meant an especially tough couple of years for fundraising in Australia and we're thrilled to be able to throw our support ...