War accelerates secular policy shifts across Europe

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month ended the decades-long peace in Europe and injected a new source of uncertainty into global markets already grappling with inflation, tightening monetary policies and... Read more continue reading

The world is still in the early innings of an era of sustainable investing

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Demand for sustainable investment solutions continues to expand—across borders, asset classes and generations. According to Morningstar, assets in sustainable funds topped $357 billion in 2021, a four-fold increase from three... Read more continue reading

Collaborating is key to making progress, but isn’t always easy

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Solving the world’s greatest sustainability challenges, from halting climate change and biodiversity loss to promoting well-being and inclusion, requires collaboration. These issues are so complex that nobody – not governments,... Read more continue reading

Time for the average Aussie couple to save for first home reaches up to 8 years

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Domain, a leading property marketplace has released their annual First-Home Buyers Report, which reveals the time Australians need to save when planning for the purchase of their first home. Domain’s... Read more continue reading

Australian Federal budget 2022: A preview

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Overview The Australian Treasurer will release the Federal Budget on Tuesday March 29. The timing has been brought forward from the traditional second Tuesday in May to accommodate the Federal... Read more continue reading

Survey shows older Australians fear new taxes on death, inheritance and the family home

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Household Capital, a leading Australian provider of home equity retirement funding, said today the results of its latest quarterly survey of older Australians showed 78% of retirees were concerned, or... Read more continue reading

Investing remains challenging in an unstable, post-Covid world

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Datt Capital, an active Australian equities investment manager, says the emerging new world order for investors can be characterised as post Covid, with heightened geo-political tension and inflation. Emanuel Datt,... Read more continue reading

Accidental vesting of an SMSF

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In essence a self-managed superannuation fund is a special form of trust and satisfies general trust law as the assets of the fund are held on trust by a trustee... Read more continue reading

Ukraine turmoil takes its toll as funds slip in February

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Increasingly turbulent investment markets took their toll on super fund performance in February, with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in growth assets) slipping 1.1% over the month. Despite... Read more continue reading

ETF investor numbers have climbed to over 1.7 million as the products expand their appeal across age and gender

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Key points Investors are increasingly using ETFs as portfolio core Compared to five years ago, new retail ETF investors are younger and more likely to be female ETF users have... Read more continue reading