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Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... progress towards gender equality." Bhudia, who provides financial literacy presentations at schools, wants to eventually reach out to ethnic migrant communities and start delivering financial literacy education to women on topics like property investing ...

Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... retirement (62%) compared to those who don't (28%). Moreover, 81% of women who received advice felt they were on track to reach their retirement goals, compared to 49% who don't. CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said the findings ...

Praemium names interim CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... $62.1 billion. It made $52.3 million in revenue, which jumped 32% year on year, while NPAT moved in the same trajectory to reach $5.8 million. During the six months, Wamsteker said Praemium launched Spectrum for high-net-worth (HNW) clients, repriced ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... distribute to shareholders so there is much less variability in dividend income streams. This is why we expect dividends to reach a new record in the year ahead." For the year ahead, Janus Henderson expects global dividends to grow by 5.1% (down from ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
After years of decline, the number of superannuation fund members with insurance is on the rise. Legislative changes in 2019 made insurance opt-in for those with low balances, inactive accounts, or those aged under 25 - taking a sledgehammer to the ...

Active ETF issuance forebodes bigger market share: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
Active ETFs are tipped to boom in the near term as the unprecedented rate at which they are issued shows they will take the sector by storm, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Last year, 80% of all ETFs issued in the US were active ETFs, J.P. ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... billion into the US economy, to highlight their potential. By 2035, super funds' investments in the US are projected to reach US$1 trillion. The delegation also heard from two former Trump Cabinet Secretaries, three state governors, and several "leading ...

Australian Ethical delivers strong half-year results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
For the half-year ending 31 December 2024, Australian Ethical reported its net profit after tax (NPAT) increased by 50% to $9.3 million. The underlying profit after tax (UPAT) was up 35% to $11.5 million, and as previously mentioned, the ethical manager ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... lie before us," he said. "The current value of Australian super fund investments in the US is around $400 billion - due to reach $1 trillion over the next decade. "So, Australia's superannuation sector has the size, scale and presence to play a big role ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... Power agrees with Powe's suggestion on seeking financial advice, claiming those who receive advice are "twice as likely" to reach their retirement goals. "The cost of living has shaken confidence in retirement expectations. However, it has also led to ...