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NEWS AND RESEARCH
Despite calming moves from the US administration and reassurances at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings, the global economy remains on a…
Rest has expanded its portfolio of renewable energy infrastructure by supporting a Victorian solar farm and battery project.
Big business has joined the chorus of opposition against the proposed Division 296 tax.
A former adviser to superannuation trustees has sounded the alarm on what he describes as “serious deficiencies” within the system, urging regulators…
Bravura CEO Andrew Russell has announced he will be stepping down from the company, just under two years after his appointment.
Future Group is set to take on nearly $1 billion in funds under management (FUM) and welcome more than 100,000 new members following two significant…
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SUPERANNUATION
Big business has joined the chorus of opposition against the proposed Division 296 tax. ...
Future Group is set to take on nearly $1 billion in funds under management (FUM) and welcome more than 100,000 new members following two significant successor fund transf...
Insignia’s Master Trust business suffered a 1.9 per cent dip in FUA in the third quarter, amid total net outflows of $1.8 billion....
While the Liberal senator has accused super funds of locking everyday Australians out of the housing market, industry advocates say the Coalition’s policy would only push...
Australia’s largest superannuation fund has confirmed all members who had funds stolen during the recent cyber fraud crime have been reimbursed. ...
PEOPLE & PRODUCTS
Bravura CEO Andrew Russell has announced he will be stepping down from the company, just under two years after his appointment. ...
The $16 billion fund has teamed up with a retirement income product specialist to give its members more confidence to spend in retirement. ...
The super fund-owned institutional investment manager has appointed an internal candidate as its next head of operations....
Cbus Super and its partner fund Media Super have sounded the alarm after a surge of suspicious login attempts on their websites, raising red flags just as other major Aus...
A cyber security specialist has described the incidents as an attack on public trust in the superannuation system....
FUNDS MANAGEMENT
Rest has expanded its portfolio of renewable energy infrastructure by supporting a Victorian solar farm and battery project....
Economic growth was weaker than expected, once again highlighting an economy largely sustained by population growth and government spending....
In this latest edition, Anna Shelley, CIO at AMP, shares the fund’s approach to current market conditions and where it continues to uncover key opportunities....
The mega fund has announced a $2.2 billion investment in a leading data centre platform, bringing its global real assets portfolio to nearly $60 billion....
In this latest edition, Australian Retirement Trust’s head of global real assets Michael Weaver explains the fund’s approach to finding new opportunities as it surpasses ...
FINANCIAL ADVICE
The future of superannuation policy remains uncertain, with further reforms potentially on the horizon as the Albanese government seeks to curb the use of superannuation ...
Superannuation funds will have two options for charging fees for the advice provided by the new class of adviser....
APRA’s latest data has revealed that superannuation funds spent $1.3 billion on advice fees, with the vast majority sent to external financial advisers....
Cbus Super has unveiled Advice Essentials Plus, a new service offering affordable financial advice to both members and their partners....
The fund has launched a new tool to help deliver personalised financial education and digital personal advice to eligible members....
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
As market volatility persists, some super funds are pivoting defensively, while others are strategically positioning to capitalise on emerging opportunities....
New data has shown a progressive deterioration in risk appetite among instos even prior to Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs....
UniSuper has reached “peak investment” in US assets and is now preparing to reassess its exposures amid ongoing sharemarket volatility....
Investors have slashed their US equity allocations to the lowest level on record, according to new data from Bank of America....
The message from experts in international trade and economists is that the Australian government should refrain from retaliating with reciprocal tariffs. ...
INSURANCE
The insurance company has joined this year’s awards as a principal partner....
The $135 billion fund has transitioned away from TAL Life Insurance following an “extensive tender process”....
The $80 billion fund is facing legal action over allegedly signing up new members to income protection insurance by default without active member consent....
In a Senate submission, the Financial Services Council has once again called for further clarification that the government will assess the consumer outcomes of group insu...
The Federal Court has ruled in favour of QSuper regarding non-payment of a total and permanent disablement benefit to a member....
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...