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FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the divorce rate in Australia is a little over two people per 1000. Meanwhile, as of the 2021 Census, approximately 2.17 million people, or about 11.5% of Australians aged 16 and over, were in a de facto relationship. Then ...

Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... than simply goodwill. They need clear targets tied to genuine accountability," Annese said. "The 2025 CEW Senior Executive Census also underscored this reality: organisations with 40:40 commitments consistently outperform those without them. We have ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... Equality Agency has released the latest Australia's Gender Equality Scorecard. Spanning the past 12 months, the employer census revealed that the national gender pay gap has dropped by 0.7 percentage points (pp) to 21.1%, from 21.8% last year. Every ...

Managed accounts sector grows to $233bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... billion in the year to 2024, the latest figures from the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) show. The latest census, produced in conjunction with Milliman, reports separately managed accounts (SMAs) holding the largest market share of ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... form and process for superannuation members to access their super in cases of severe financial hardship. According to 2021 Census data, about 3.8% of the population identified as First Nations individuals and 3% were over the age of 15. The median superannuation ...

Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... The amount of money held in managed accounts surpassed $205 billion in the first half of the year. According to the FUM Census of Managed Accounts, compiled by the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman, in the six months to June ...

Super funds fail to meet millennial members' expectations: ASIC roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... millennials, who've caught up to Baby Boomers as Australia's largest generational group, according to the latest Census data. Despite being the first generation to start their careers with compulsory superannuation, nearly half (48%) of millennials ...

Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... Melbourne Institute research, which shows that half of Australians aged 18 to 29 still live at home. Interestingly, the latest Census showed that younger Australians with 25-39-year-old Baby Boomers in 1991 were three times more likely to own their home ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... figures, there is now about $195 billion held in managed accounts - up $33 billion in the six months to December end. The IMAP Census of Managed Accounts FUM shows the total grew by some 20.47% in the six-month period to hit $194.85 billion. This is ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... diverse than ever before. "Almost half of all Australians have at least one parent born overseas," he said. "What's more, census data highlights that one in four Australians speaks a language other than English. So, as you think about clients or, indeed ...
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