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Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
AMP research has revealed that four in five Australians aged 65 and over believe their children face similar or harder challenges than they did amid the cost-of-living crisis. AMP found 70% of retirees, while wanting to support their children, are mostly ...

Four advice firms merge, launch Esencia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
Four financial advice firms have merged to form Sydney-based practice Esencia Wealth. Advise Wise, Insight Private Wealth, Sovereign Wealth Partners, and Randle Advisory have joined forces under one banner, which is self-licensed. Matthew Fenning serves ...

ANZ dumps remaining stake in AmBank

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
ANZ has offloaded its remaining stake in AMMB Holdings (AmBank) in a bid to "simplify the bank." ANZ sold its 5.2% shareholding in AmBank for MYR4.10 (A$1.31) per share. The Malaysian bank is currently trading at MYR4.22 (A$1.35) per share. ANZ chief ...

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Speaking at the Australasian Investor Relations Association event, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Simone Constant gave a stern warning to Australian superannuation funds. Constant said financial reporting of listed ...

AFCA to expel Dixon Advisory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is set to kick out Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) as a member over the next few weeks. AFCA announced on May 28 that the administrator of DASS has 21 days to reply to the proposal. ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
The higher-than-expected monthly CPI data for April could mean the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) hands are tied when it comes to higher-for-longer interest rates. Annual growth in the non-seasonally adjusted CPI lifted from 3.5% to 3.6% in April ...

Koda Capital poaches five JBWere advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Five JBWere financial advisers will jump ship to Koda Capital as the latter expands its presence in Melbourne. Simon Talbot spent more than 23 years at NAB's JBWere where he was most recently a director and senior wealth adviser. Elizabeth Watson joins ...

Schroders announces structural, leadership changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Schroders Australia has announced a structural change to its Australian fixed income and Australian multi-asset teams. Under the changes the two teams will come together as a combined investment capability under a single point of leadership. Schroders ...

REIT returns to come back strong: Expert

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Real estate has not been the most sought-after asset in the wake of a higher interest rate environment globally, but times are changing according to one expert. Dexus Global REIT Fund portfolio manager David Kruth told Financial Standard that while ...

Employees will quit on full return-to-office orders: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
Financial services professionals will threaten to quit if they are forced to go into the office five days a week, a Robert Walters survey finds. The survey based on more than 2000 Australian workers found that nine out of 10 will look for a new job ...