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Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... last. "The main metric quoted by the media and financial planners to determine retirees' possible planning horizons is average life expectancy. In other words, an estimated lifespan based on 50% confidence," the report said. "Prudent financial planners ...

Investment teams hire two men for every woman: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... firm Redington surveyed 122 firms globally, representing about $66 trillion in assets under management, and found the average team's gender split is 78% male and 22% female. Just 5% of investment teams comprise more than 40% women, while 60% of teams ...

Australian housing slump marches on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... home buyers can borrow and hence their capacity to pay for a home," Oliver said. Oliver noted that the current decline in average property prices was the fastest paced downturn on CoreLogic records going back to 1980. "The rapidity of the decline in ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... continue to be used in future Budgets, the government said. The national gender pay gap currently sits at 14.1%, meaning the average woman who works full-time earns $263.90 less per week than a man working full-time. Since May 2002, this has only decreased ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... will be expanded to those aged 55 to 59. However, ISA said the government did not take the necessary action to fix the average $4.7 billion a year in unpaid super like it could have, or commit to paying superannuation on paid parental leave. "Two Senate ...

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... that many must now rethink their whole approach to wealth management. "Given retirees have to make their money last, on average, for around 24 years compared to 13 years in the 1970s, finding a solution is critical to the health of the economy," Minney ...

4.3m Australians invest responsibly: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... making responsible investment decisions. Around 71% of those surveyed rated their understanding of responsible investing as average or non-existent. The report says there is a clear opportunity for financial advisers to step in and address misconceptions. ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... steep drop in financial advisers' stock market expectations for the next 12 months. The report says advisers expect an average of only 0.7% in capital growth, compared to 3.5% a year ago. Although diversification continues to be the top priority ...

Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... research from Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has found that products which failed the annual super performance test have on average cut their fees by 20%. SCA argued that the performance test is protecting Australians from poorly performing super products. ...

Millionaires worry about retirement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... $625,000, which equates to 2.5 times the $250,000 median retirement savings of the overall survey population. While an average retirement savings rate of 19.4% is positive, unforeseen circumstances can still cause concern. Most of those surveyed aim ...