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Delayed reforms put pensioners at risk: OECD

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
The OECD Pensions Outlook 2022 says that continuing with reforms to asset-backed pension arrangements is essential to improving retirement outcomes and the sustainability of retirement incomes, thereby building more inclusive pension systems. While ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson said the Code of Ethics for financial advisers was not backed by industry during its 2019 implementation and remains the case now. The Code of Ethics, developed by the now dissolved ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... Advisors report ' Super in the Economy ' commissioned by ISA says that affordable housing's longer-term leases backed by government guarantee and low vacancy rates will deliver stable long-term returns that are resistant against adverse economic ...

UBS, CBRE launch global property model

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... investment process aims to add value through active stock selection and robust risk management and portfolio construction and is backed by in-depth fundamental market knowledge and investment expertise that leverages the strength and in-depth local private ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... Between 2017 and 2020, there has been a small increase in the proportion of SMSFs that had greater than 90% of their assets backed by an LRBA. But, while LRBA assets are making up a larger share of SMSF portfolios, SMSF borrowing proportion of total ...

CALI backed by industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has been backed by the industry with 19 life insurers and reinsurers joining its membership. CALI's membership now represents 99% of the life insurance industry and 100% of the reinsurance industry in Australia. ...

Super funds, sovereign investors back $1bn VC fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... individual investors, Blackbird said. "In a great circle of life moment, we're proud to welcome some of the founders we backed in earlier funds as investors in this new fund," Blackbird partner said Rick Baker said. "Our mission has been to help catalyze ...

Government scraps legacy tax, super measures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... that proposed changing the taxation of financial arrangements (TOFA) rules; and proposed changes to the taxation of asset-backed financing arrangements. It has also scrapped the idea of a new tax and regulatory framework for limited partnership collective ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... territory governments will add up to 10,000 new homes as well, for a total of 20,000. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the Accord is backed by superannuation funds, who will leverage more investment to deliver in members' best interests. The construction ...

Gurner Group to develop $1.75bn Docklands site

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
Backed by the Liberman family and Qualitas Group, the luxury developer plans to transform a site in Melbourne's Docklands into a world-class, mixed-use, botanical destination. Positioned next to Marvel Stadium at 208-226 Harbour Esplanade, the project ...