Sophisticated investor test draws scrutiny in financial services inquiry
The test allows investors who can certify that they earn $250,000 a year or have more than $2.5 million in net assets to access higher-risk securities normally...
Sophisticated investor test draws scrutiny in financial services inquiry
The test allows investors who can certify that they earn $250,000 a year or have more than $2.5 million in net assets to access higher-risk securities normally...
Long term demand for lithium can only go one way: Analysts
For the world to meet climate targets, the supply of battery-grade lithium will have to ramp up greatly, prompting expectations that the price will keep rising...
Long term demand for lithium can only go one way: Analysts
For the world to meet climate targets, the supply of battery-grade lithium will have to ramp up greatly, prompting expectations that the price will keep rising...
'Neither simple nor fair': Super stakeholders push back over unrealised gains hurdle
While the move to tax superannuation balances above $3 million at a higher rate would affect only a handful of people at first, if the threshold is not indexed...
'Neither simple nor fair': Super stakeholders push back over unrealised gains hurdle
While the move to tax superannuation balances above $3 million at a higher rate would affect only a handful of people at first, if the threshold is not indexed...
Term deposits set to reach peak attraction as hiking cycle crests
The average annual interest rate on banks' one- and three- year term deposits has risen to 3.2 per cent from 0.25 per cent over the past year. With markets...
Dividends down in 2023, but energy, bank shares still paying big
Although more Australian companies are paying dividends in 2023, many have reduced payouts, with the year-to-date total slightly behind 2022's figures,...
Tech sector soars as bond yields and banks fall
Despite increased volatility emanating from the banking sector, tech stocks have been supported by falling bond yields on fears the global economy could slip...
Managed fund levels head back toward record highs as returns improve
Growth in superannuation drove Australia's managed fund industry to near-record levels in the December 2022 quarter. While most asset classes delivered...
In falling markets, dollar-cost averaging can help reduce exposure
Dollar-cost averaging allows investors to be in the market for the good days as well as the bad. This can help reduce exposure to market declines, as recent...
All bets on Nvidia as AI tools gain popularity
While advisers are not yet seeing substantial client demand for semiconductor and chip stocks, the popularity of the AI chatbot ChatGPT has highlighted...
Term deposit rates rise, but savers need to shop around
As the RBA's rate hiking campaign appears to approach its peak, investors looking to lock in term deposits should shop around to find the best rates, analysts...
High quarterly CPI print complicates inflation outlook
Highly anticipated new consumer price data showed the inflation rate in Australia hit its highest level since 1990 in the December quarter. But analysts are...
Advice benefits becoming clearer to the masses
Studies highlight just how much the benefit of financial advice is filtering into the public consciousness. After the pandemic, and with inflation soaring, the...
Private equity opportunities may offer recession buffer, with some risk
Despite its lack of liquidity, PE's popularity in the institutional and wholesale market is set to filter into the retail market with more fund managers...