Key Points Australian inflation above 2% US Federal Reserve set to act on inflation fears Chinese economy slows further The Big Picture As Sydney, Melbourne and other places start to emerge from very long lockdowns, a new set of economic woes confronts Australia. There is much confusion over the implementation of the stages of recovery […]

On 31 August 2021, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released results for the first Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) annual performance test. Broadly, the net return of a superannuation fund’s MySuper product was assessed against a benchmark assessed by APRA. Products that underperform that benchmark by 0.50% or more will fail the test. APRA […]

From recycling to buying organic there’s lots of ways to make sure our behaviour aligns with our values. But how often do we check if our financial choices are lining up? Plenty of people run the ruler over their super savings and investments to take advantage of ethical options.  What can get overlooked is the […]