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Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 85 basis points. The central bank also raised the interest rate on exchange settlement balances by 50 basis points to 75 basis points. At its meeting ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Collaborating to examine the benefits of insurance offered via superannuation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Deloitte have made recommendations as to how it could be enhanced. A joint report titled ' The Future of Insurance ...

A mixed year for super: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
The annual KPMG Super Insights report has called 2020 and 2021 a challenging period for the superannuation sector, the impact of which will be felt for some time to come. Over 2020/21 investment markets and the super sector rebounded from the initial ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
Increased support for the Australian Greens and climate-focused independent 'teal' candidates, signals that governments will no longer only be held accountable by traditional metrics like growth, employment, and productivity, but also by progress against ...

Contango signs distribution deal, flags rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
Contango Asset Management has entered into a distribution agreement with a newly launched private credit manager launched by the former chief investment officer of Merricks Capital. It has also signalled its intention to rebrand. Woodbridge Capital ...

Millennial super fund fails to GROW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
Almost five years to the day that it first launched, GROW Super will close its doors. Diversa Trustees, the trustee for GROW Super, has informed members it is closing the product. Since its launch in 2017, GROW Super has been touted as a serious competitor ...

Charter Hall, Investa in $800m JV

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... which will provide a new benchmark for Queensland's premium office sector when it opens in 2025." "These lease agreements signal a clear resurgence in the office sector. "We are seeing flight-to-quality where premium, state-of-the-art office buildings ...

BT superannuation lead joins Citi

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
The acting managing director of superannuation at BT has taken a new role at Citi Australia. Hannah Oakhill is now head of retail banking and wealth management at Citi, effective this month. Oakhill joins from BT where she had been serving as acting ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... 0.47% per annum. The current industry average is about 1%, according to Rainmaker. The move comes as several other funds signal fee changes, including Media Super confirming fees will rise following its merger with Cbus next month, and the newly created ...

Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... some superannuation funds to divest their Russian assets... it is important that Australia sends a clear and unequivocal signal that we condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia's unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine." Divestment from ...