The uncertainty now blanketing the global banking sector adds to the risk of recession, but it comes with a silver lining, AMP’s Shane Oliver told The Inside Network’s Growth Symposium: it’s a sign that central banks’ battle against surging inflation may be nearing its end.
Dividend investing can be a good source of defensive income in volatile times, but changing fundamentals mean resources companies and banks may be the weaker play in 2023, with opportunities emerging beyond these traditional Australian dividend payers – although valuation will be key.
Nearly 58 per cent of actively managed Australian equity general funds failed to beat the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark in 2022 following a difficult H2, a new report says. That’s better than most years.
The four majors along with AMP and Macquarie have paid or offered to pay a total of $4.7 million for charging fees for advice services they did not provide and for noncompliant advice, bringing to a close an eight-year review by ASIC and a key chapter of the advice industry shakeup led by the Hayne commission.
Many of the top-performing names in superannuation lead their target allocation categories over long time periods, a newly released quarterly survey from Morningstar showed. But it came with a sobering kicker: there’s still a significant account balance gender gap.
With private equity becoming more accessible, retail investors can now take advantage of the asymmetry-of-information and diversification benefits PE offers, while its safe-haven characteristics stand out in the uncertain macro environment, according to David Chan and Cameron Brownjohn.
At The Inside Network’s Alternatives Symposium, Kyle McCarthy and David Lewis encouraged investors to define private credit very broadly to reap the benefits of diversification and strong risk-adjusted returns.
The most important aspect of SMSF membership is commitment, SuperConcepts’ Graeme Colley told advisers at the SMSF Association’s National Conference, stressing that potential trustees’ prime consideration should be whether they have the time and energy required to run a successful fund.
A new report from AMP shows homeownership rates in Australia steadily declining from their peak in 1966, as longer lifespans and greater individual freedoms contribute to a changing definition of what wealthy means for Australians.
Peter Burgess told the SMSF Association’s National Conference the industry group has pushed for some of the developments, while it continues to oppose others, such as a high-balance cap. The government now plans instead to double the tax rate for funds with very high balances.
