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No early super release for DV survivors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Among several other initiatives aimed at boosting women's economic security, the government has confirmed it will not proceed with plans to extend the early release of superannuation to family and domestic violence survivors. Scrapping the plan will ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... for a KiwiSaver style super-for-home-deposit scheme, that scheme has hardly impacted KiwiSaver. And, fun fact, New Zealand house prices have at the same time surged faster than Australia's. Superannuation has much bigger policy conundrums it should be ...

UK lender targets SMSFs in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
A UK marketplace lender is launching in Australia, targeting wholesale investors and self-managed super funds. CrowdProperty has launched in Australia under chief executive David Ingram. It matches investors with developers of small to medium-sized ...

Research firm launches, hires Macquarie exec

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
A global fund manager research and benchmarking firm has launched in Australia, appointing a former Macquarie Group executive to lead the business. David Goodman is the new managing director of Inalytics for the Asia Pacific region. Goodman was most ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

ANZ profits up 45%, dividends double

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
ANZ posted statutory profit after tax in the first half to $2.9 billion, up 45% from 2H20. The bank announced a dividend of 70 cents per share, double of the previous half's dividend. ANZ said key drivers for the increase in its profits were net credit ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... excesses and imbalances in financial markets" -- "historically" elevated stock prices, tight credit spreads, and surging house prices. And therefore, "I do think, at the earliest opportunity, I think it would be appropriate for us to start talking about ...

Evergreen partners with Generation Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... (ClearBridge RARE and Resolution) and cash (Pendal). Evergreen Consultants launched in 201 6, and last year launched a r ating house Evergreen Ratings which analyses closed-ended, wholesale, illiquid and listed investment products, as well as property ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
"It's not time to make a change Just relax, take it easy..." - Cat Stevens This is the US Federal Reserve's message to the markets at the conclusion of its April FOMC meeting in its efforts to calm concerns over rising inflation expectations ...

Super fund in-houses advice service

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... service and hiring several managerial positions to the employer division. From July, Rest's general advice team will work in-house, a service currently provided by Link Advice. The general advice team will sit within the advice and education unit, and ...