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Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... Australian gets into the property market by around age 27. It comes as little surprise as Millennials are paying close to five times more for a home than Baby Boomers did, Finder said. Supporting this, the average price of a home in Sydney increased ...

US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... least interesting thing about today's rate hike, was today's rate hike. The committee now anticipates hiking rates seven times this year, and almost half the committee members would like to see more," J.P. Morgan Asset Management global market strategist ...

Vanguard hit with US class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... gains on the assets," the complaint states. "The resulting capital gains distributions to investors were unprecedented (40 times previous levels). While this didn't hurt retirement plans, it left taxable investors holding the tax bag."

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... passive strategies in portfolios. About 27% used ETFs in their core portfolio allocation, up from 16% in 2020 and nearly seven times more than in 2019 at 4%. Investors expressed their growing demand for thematics such as artificial intelligence and renewable ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... further measures announced by governments against Russia for its unprovoked attack on Ukraine," the group said. "During times like these, we are guided by our commitment to do what's right for our clients, our employees, and our communities. As this ...

Biggest ever super merger completes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... able to have more influence over private market deals. "On face value, you can write a cheque for at least one and a half times more than you could have before. That gives you more control in the deal than you would have had before. You can influence ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... comparable Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Just like today, these brought fear in the market. Just like during those times, markets will recover and even proceeded to record new all-time highs. This, despite "hiccups" brought on by the Asian ...

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... Debby Blakey said a streamlined industry process for splitting super assets would remove complexity and speed up processing times, reducing stress for super fund members at a difficult time in their lives - but more super funds need to get on board. ...

Clients want more communication from advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... annual Future Ready report found that only 27% of advice practices are touching base with their best clients more than 10 times a year. Business Health owner Rod Bertino told a Midwinter event this morning that while there is no one correct answer, how ...

Netwealth tops platform ratings

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... burden," she said. Platforms have also been open to adviser feedback, making several changes to make their job easier in recent times. "To address the new fee consent obligations, all platforms have offered digitised templates, enhanced tracking and ...