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Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
At first glance, the government's superannuation plan for homebuyers seemed a compelling proposition, but concrete analysis has revealed that at best it's only a marginal measure. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has applauded both ...

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
Out of more than 700 superannuation products in Australia, 193 received Rainmaker Information's AAA Quality Rating in 2022. The rating reviews Australian super products, to see if they have passed a range of comprehensive benchmarks and best practice ...

REI Super appoints to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
REI Super has added two financial services veterans to its board, with one joining as deputy chair. Geoff Peck and Craig Dunstan joined the super fund's board this month as independent directors, with Peck also appointed deputy chair. Peck has held ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has recommended greater disclosure obligations for institutional investors and proxy advisors and for the ACCC to actively monitor common ownership in Australia - all the while sharing little ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
About $1.2 trillion of the total superannuation savings held by Australians belongs to women, with most held by Australian Retirement Trust while Rest has the most female members. Rainmaker Information analysis of super fund information published by ...

Bravura names APAC managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
The appointment of a managing director for Asia Pacific will strengthen Bravura Solutions' plans for growth in the region, the business says. Bravura has promoted client relations and APAC sales director Paul Dunn to the role as it looks to scale its ...

Vanguard move a win for SSGA, BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Vanguard's decision to hand back institutional mandates has been good news for State Street Global Advisors, BlackRock and several other managers, analysis shows. In October 2020 Vanguard announced it would hand back mandates to super funds ahead of ...

2021 lined homeowners' pockets: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
According to new analysis, super fund members that started 2021 with $100,000 in super, had an average house and owned some shares, ended the year about $170,000 better off. And that's after-tax and in addition to their salary, Rainmaker Information ...

Rest strengthens investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Rest has added a head of transformation, operational risk and governance to its investments team. David Duncan has joined the industry fund in the role, having previously been director, financial services consulting at PwC. He brings about 15 years' ...

Barclays appoints managing directors

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Barclays has appointed two new managing directors of investment banking in Australia. Duncan Beattie and Duncan Connellan have been named in the roles. Beattie will lead the overall delivery of international capital markets financing for clients in ...