The institution has entered the post-Retirement Income Covenant market race with an out-of-the-box hybrid offering that may well attract a swathe of retirees.
As the quantum of advisers has decreased those that remain have consolidated client books, which has led to a higher proportion of high-balance SMSFs coming under advice.
The respected corporate adviser and manager is laying it all on the line after “rolling the sleeves up” on multi-faceted research for his new property-based fund.
Higher rates and the cost of living, on top of global events, have contributed to increased Fear Of Running Out across the country. Yet the level of concern may be relatively unfounded, AMP reports.
The corporate regulator has delivered a stern warning to licensees with the release of its guide on consumer remediation. After overseeing billions in repayments to Australians, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester says the industry “must do better”.
By holding ground in areas such as quality of life, material well-being, finances and health while other countries fell back, Australia moved up two spots to 5th on the latest Natixis Global Retirement Index.
Positive flows negated an almost ten per cent drop in the ASX/S&P200 over H1 2022, with total funds increasing another $3.4 billion.
A global study has shown that the problems faced by the Big4 are universal; incumbent banks may have the data, products, infrastructure and capital, but it doesn’t guarantee customer primacy.
Advice is set for a dramatic shift towards deregulation, with the Levy proposal paper sketching a plan to ditch statements of advice and best interest duty in favour of a new “good advice” directive.
The integration of its marquee business acquisitions has helped the nation’s largest provider of financial advice services turn the corner.
