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Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... there are several structural trends playing out across asset classes as well as inflationary pressures and moving into an interest rate easing cycle. "These are not things that are going to occur over the next six months, it's more two-, three- or five-year ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... products can be exited with the resulting capital used to commence an account-based income stream, left in an accumulation interest account, or withdrawn from superannuation entirely. The commutation, however, must be completed within a five-year grace ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... pay on time, they will be liable to pay an SG charge. Currently the SG charge comprises the regular SG owing, nominal interest of 10% per annum, and an administration fee of $20 per employee, per quarter. Under the new law, the SG charge will be updated ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory will soon launch after the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) gained support from Senator Pauline Hanson in the senate yesterday. After pounding the pavement for months, the FAAA has successfully ...

Remara launches real estate strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... what they know and want, which is property, without the substantial and concentrated capital costs and the exposure to interest rate uncertainty, planning, and they will likely meet the projected development return of 20%, given the housing shortages ...

Arrowpoint launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
Arrowpoint Capital has launched a new private debt fund targeting high-net-worth investors, super funds and SMSFs. It said the decision to launch the fund came from increased demand for capital from businesses outstripping supply. "The supply of capital ...

TelstraSuper picks Equip for merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... to move forward with a new identity that was separate to the telecommunications giant. After receiving a high level of interest from prospective successor funds, TelstraSuper has today announced it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding ...

Regal sets eyes on Platinum takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... growth ambitions," Regal said. "Any potential combination would need to be determined by the Regal board to be in the best interest of, and accretive to, Regal shareholders." The Platinum board said it has appointed Jefferies Australia as its financial ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... positioned portfolio, betting that the sharemarket is too confident about a soft economic landing and the magnitude of interest rate cuts priced in by traders. "The valuations of stocks that have perceived certainty and quality has gone beyond any fundamental ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... 50, noting that data and commentary from officials align more with a smaller reduction. "The reason to start cutting interest rates is that the economy needs more support, as evidenced by the slowdown in various economic activity indicators," she said. ...