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Government bolsters funding for payday super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The government has announced an additional allocation of $401 million over four years to help implement payday super, due to begin 1 July 2026 - requiring employers to pay their employees' superannuation entitlements at the same time as wages. Advocacy ...

IFM urges investment in housing, hires former Dexus chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... to establish a new asset class for super funds that delivers strong risk-adjusted returns to members and addresses the current supply-side and therefore affordability challenges in the housing market," Whiteley said. "Collaboration between government ...

Iress wealth technology lead exits

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
Iress' wealth manager chief technology officer Anthony Gerrits has called time on his tenure at the financial service technology software firm after seven years. Iress has confirmed the search of his replacement is currently underway. In the role, which ...

ASIC sues Binance over customer protection failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... employees were adequately trained and competent. "Many digital assets and related products are financial products under the current law," Court said. "We are consulting with the sector to improve regulatory clarity, and ASIC will continue to use the ...

Cbus to play key role in new Bluey movie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
The newly announced Bluey movie is set to fetch big dollarbucks for Cbus members. Cbus members will benefit from the newly announced Bluey feature film, with the industry super fund a major backer of the movie's financier. Parents and children alike ...

AI can improve super fund value chain: CFA Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Superannuation funds and the broader global pension system can benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) in every corner of the value chain to ultimately provide efficient, personalised services to members, new research from the CFA Institute found. ...

Chalmers defends budget deficits in MYEFO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... faster than the average of advanced economies." Chalmers said part of the government's spending was "unavoidable" in the current "challenging economic conditions". "The MYEFO includes $8.8 billion in unavoidable policy decisions. Parameter and other ...

Australian Retirement Trust takes stake in Pattern Energy Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... Energy's development pipelines of over 25 gigawatts of renewable energy and transmission projects, as well as supporting its current operation of near 10,000 megawatts across North America. It will also allow the energy company to fast-track the SunZia ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...

Chalmers unveils new-look RBA boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. "The appointments are all about modernising the RBA to help ensure it can continue to meet our current and future economic challenges." Marnie Baker and Renée Fry-McKibbin will be the two new members on the monetary policy ...