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Retirement funding system failing: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
The specialist retirement funding provider completed its submission to the Retirement Income Review in response to the government's consultation paper released late last year. The report said the purpose of the review is to ascertain the degree ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
More young Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the ...

Industry fund awards mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... mandates from a $9.5 billion superannuation fund totaling up to $150 million. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has made an allocation to emerging market debt in hard currency. The managers winning the allocation are Ashmore Group ...

Industry fund awards $100m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... industry fund as it initiates a position in distressed debt. The $10 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has made an inaugural allocation to the asset class through York Capital Management. ACSRF chief investment officer Michael ...

Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
The financial services industry and wider community has just over two months to make submissions to the government's retirement income review. The retirement income review's consultation period officially opened late on Friday afternoon, providing industry ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy has hit out against vocal critics of the super system on the opening morning of the 2019 ASFA Conference in Melbourne today. Fahy took to the stage to call on the government ...

National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australia's peak advocacy body for seniors partnered with a specialist retirement funding provider in an effort to improve retirement outcomes. National Seniors Australia (NSA) has partnered with Household Capital to work towards better retirement outcomes ...

Industry funds confirm merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Two industry superannuation funds worth more than $45 billion combined have confirmed they will merge later this year. Hostplus and Club Super are set to merge in just over a month, after the two industry super funds signed a Successor Fund Transfer ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the fund's ESG policy agenda and making ...

Super funds keen on alternatives managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... Hostplus (172 total mandates), HESTA (110), Cbus (101), Media Super (97) and Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (94). The average mandate size varies widely. For example Christian Super's average mandate size is $27 million while QSuper's ...