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Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... $78,000 and in Perth by a whopping $86,000. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said allowing withdrawals from super for house deposits could raise prices for everyone - meaning all home buyers would pay higher mortgages for longer, exacerbating the cost-of-living ...

ASIC, APRA issues more FAR guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
APRA and ASIC have released more information about the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) in preparation for the March 15 launch date. The regulators unveiled several key materials for the financial services sector, which were under consultation ...

Senior equity manager exits Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... portfolio manager of equities. In December 2022, Cbus made five new appointments as part of its strategy to bring investments in-house and build a strong internal investment capability. Weickart then stepped into a newly created role of managing its ...

Insight Investment Consultants rebrands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... research ratings. The firm, which was founded in 2013, is rolling out the rebrand as it works to become a full-service research house, believing the local market is ready for an alternative research ratings solution. "The word Genium is an articulation ...

Realindex Investments marks 15 years with rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... "It's a nod to our history as Realindex and represents who we are today as a well-established active quantitative equities house," he said. "We aim to deliver cutting-edge insights to our clients in terms of our research as we pursue the delivery of ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... their retirement income strategy," Rainmaker said. Lifetime CPI-indexed annuities would be even more expensive, the research house added. This likely explains why only 3% of retirement assets across NFP and retail funds are held in annuities, even when ...

HNWI collecting activity stoops: Knight Frank

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Despite a slew of record-breaking sales, luxury investment markets weakened in 2023, according to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII). For only the second time, the KFLII, which tracks the performance of 10 popular investments of passion ...

UniSuper creates lead governance, compliance role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... John Pearce said. "She brings a breadth of experience to a role that will be truly multi-faceted adding to our strong, in-house capability as we continue to expand and grow." Bradley has been in the financial services industry for close to two decades. ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... the medium to long term. "To generate attractive returns, we combine diversified investment positions advised by our in-house fundamental credit research, quantitative modelling and specialist traders," he said. "... We have the ability to allocate exposure ...

Teals will push for super tax indexation: Burgess

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... "Having said that, we are aware, having spoken to [Teal senator] Kylea Tink, that they will be passing an amendment in the house to bring in indexation," he said. Providing input as to the amendment, the association has proposed it be linked to the consumer ...