Institutional investors shift portfolios amid macroeconomic concerns

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Independent investment consultancy bfinance has released its biennial global asset owner survey. With 2022 proving to be a year of major market and macroeconomic upheaval, the survey queried 396 senior... Read more continue reading

Survey shows Australians regaining retirement confidence

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Australian investors are regaining confidence in their retirement wealth after the economic impacts of COVID and are more certain about when they can retire, according to the 2022 MFS Global... Read more continue reading

Last minute withdrawals before time is called

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Is it possible to make a last minute withdrawal before you die and the payment, if made after you have died, still be treated as being tax free?  Well Yes... Read more continue reading

Do as I do, not as I say – examining the challenges facing future retirees

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Why do people invest? One of the many roles of financial markets is to provide an avenue for private investors to accumulate wealth and generate additional income. As the Australian... Read more continue reading

Factor investors increase allocations to weather market volatility and integrate ESG

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Invesco has released the findings of its seventh annual Invesco Global Factor Investing Study. The Study is based on interviews with 151 institutional and retail factor practitioners managing over US$25.4... Read more continue reading

Super Funds bounce back in October

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Leading superannuation research house SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced option generated a return of 3.0% in October, providing a boost to members’ balances. In November, we again saw a... Read more continue reading

Colonial First State announces target of net zero corporate emissions by 2030

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Colonial First State (CFS) has announced its target to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 2030. A range of energy efficiency opportunities... Read more continue reading

Retirement Index declines, small funds best in show

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The retirement experience of retirees has declined in 2022, pointing to an austere outlook for the growing number of Australian retirees transitioning into retirement. CoreData’s Best Possible Retirement (BPR) Index... Read more continue reading

Investment case for China remains strong

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Despite negative stock market reaction to the results from the 20th National Congress and Xi Jinping’s re-election, the investment case for China remains intact, notes Martin Currie, an active investment... Read more continue reading

Life insurance considerations and strategies unique to SMSFs

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The surging popularity of ‘do it yourself investing’ since the start of 2020 is now well documented. Attracting less attention, but equally seismic in nature, is the mirroring of this... Read more continue reading