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SMSF assets climb to $892bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
New quarterly ATO statistics estimate that the total assets of SMSFs are $892 billion, up 11% year on year. More broadly, the total assets of SMSFs have grown by $2.4 billion over a five-year period to the March 2022 quarter. Despite significant asset ...

Lifespan partners with OpenInvest to launch advice solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... comprehensive personal advice to be between $2600 and $2900. It also exhibited Financial Planning Association of Australia statistics that claimed the average fees for advice represented approximately 3% of an average Australian's income. Additionally ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... ensure working people's living standards don't go backwards. Further to the ACTU's concerns, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the household saving ratios had fallen. Head of national accounts at the ABS Sean Crick commented: "The ...

Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics show the industry's total assets increased almost 10% over the past year. Super assets totalled $3.4 trillion at the end of March 2022, a 9.7% increase from the year prior. The total assets ...

Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... levels have become calamitous. Yesterday, UK inflation hit a 40-year high of 9%. Likewise, the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that Australia recently recorded a 5.1% inflation rate, the highest level seen in 20 years. Yellen acknowledged that ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... an impact on anyone's ability to buy a home." To illustrate his point, Dunnin referenced 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics data that shows the median home price increased $250,000; going from $960,000 to $1.2 million. This means that even with the ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... Guimatsia said. Note, this survey was undertaken prior to the release of the latest CPI data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics which saw a quarterly increase of 2.1% and annual increase of 5.1%.

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... increases since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax in 2000. The growth, revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday, came in above expectations and well above the Reserve Bank's targets. It was largely driven by new dwellings ...

Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... through to the end of 2024 and the transition to cleaner energy may be delayed. It comes as latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows the largest annual jump in CPI since 2000. The report from the World Bank says the war in Ukraine has dealt ...

APRA, ASIC publish life claims and disputes data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
APRA and ASIC have released the latest Life Insurance Claims and Disputes Statistics publication that presents key industry-level claims and dispute outcomes. The publication featured outcomes for 20 Australian life insurers writing direct business ...