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Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... industry super lobby by labelling the case for increasing the superannuation guarantee as "tenuous". University of New South Wales associate professor Anthony Asher says some submissions are missing the point of the review entirely. "I haven't looked ...

University to probe reverse mortgages

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
The University of New South Wales' business school is starting a two-year research project on reverse mortgages to find why their uptake has been slow in Australia. Reverse mortgages allow retirees to borrow money against their homes to supplement ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... yesterday's ABS numbers show the economy is already in effective recession, according to the University of New South Wales. Yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics posted a 0.2% growth in gross domestic product for the three months to December ...

University students to run hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
An industry-backed hedge fund has launched at the University of New South Wales, where students will run a concentrated long-short portfolio of ASX 300 stocks with ESG filters. Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) general manager Michael ...

Gonski asks philanthropists to have more heart

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... financial services veteran said. He cited a recent university visit (Gonski is also chancellor at the University of New South Wales) where a successful PhD student was more than satisfied to continue her research on AIDS as opposed to taking on other ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... ethics and interests of members has shifted from super fund trustees and directors to the regulators, University of New South Wales associate professor Anthony Asher says. Regulators should be making sure super funds are fulfilling their social purpose ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... the way customers search for and track the ongoing status of financial advice providers," he said. University of New South Wales Business School professor of finance Jerry Parwada, who co-authored the white paper with Hoven, said: "At stake is the threat ...

VanEck adds two to Australian team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... well positioned for future growth," Chesler said. McCormack has a bachelor of commerce from the University of New South Wales, with majors in finance and actuarial studies. He is an associate of US-based Society of Actuaries. Shen has a master's ...

UniSuper establishes on-campus footprint

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... first on-campus advice premises at five Australian universities, including Monash University, the University of New South Wales and Sydney University. The fund also plans to open additional on-campus centres over the next six months. UniSuper executive ...

Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
A University of New South Wales research initiative believes default superannuation and retirement options could prove beneficial in combating poor financial decision-making brought about by cognitive decline. Fresh insights from the ARC Centre for ...