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Hostplus ups income protection premiums by 73%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
The $45 billion industry fund for hospitality, sport and tourism has increased optional insurance premiums for some members by up to 73.7%. Non-default salary continuance insurance premiums for Hostplus members will increase from 1 October 2020. Salary ...

Cromwell sells SA asset at premium

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
Cromwell Funds Management has sold a refrigerated distribution facility in South Australia for $63.05 million; an 18.96% premium to the asset's book value. Cromwell has sold Rand Distribution Centre on behalf of its owner, Cromwell Property Trust (C12) ...

ASIC takes action against BTFM, Asgard, StatePlus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
ASIC has commenced Federal Court proceedings against BT Funds Management and Asgard over fee-for-no-service conduct and making misleading representations in relation to the fees. It has also launched a similar case against StatePlus. ASIC alleges that ...

Sunsuper announces investment, insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
Sunsuper is making a raft of changes to its investment fees and costs, transactional and operation costs and the definition of Total & Permanent Disability (TPD). Effective 1 July 2020, Sunsuper updated their fees and costs. Overall, the fees and costs ...

ACSRF, NGS Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
The two industry funds have signed a memorandum of understanding and will begin due diligence to explore a merger that could create a $21.5 billion superannuation fund. The $9.5 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund and the ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Earlier this month, for the fourth time in its history, Robert Shiller's CAPE ratio - which tracks market value by measuring earnings data over a 10-year period - surpassed 31. Other times Shiller's ratio has exceeded 31 include the months prior ...

ASIC winds up illegal land banking scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
The Federal Court has made orders to wind up an investment group which swindled 270 investors of more than $10 million in an illegal unregistered land banking scheme. ASIC will wind up Askk Investment Group following an extensive investigation. The ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Is this the new normal cycle? The cycle of coronavirus cycling its way around the world and infection, containment through social distancing and lockdowns, easing of restrictions, and back to infection - the second wave? This cycle hit home when the ...

Platform business in administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
IFM Investors and Regal backed Spitfire has appointed administrators, as it looks to restructure the group after a shareholder reneged on promised funding. Olvera Advisors' Damien Hodgkinson and Kate Barnet were appointed as joint and several voluntary ...

HESTA consolidates investment options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
The $52 billion industry fund is closing some of its investment options and merging others in a move that will see some fees change. HESTA has informed members that investment options across both super and income streams will be changed from October  ...