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Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Whineray's departure late last year. Guardians of NZ Superannuation have appointed Jo Townsend as head of the NZ$70 billion NZ Super. Townsend - chief executive of Funds SA for eight years - left the $42 billion institutional investor of public sector ...

QMV Legal folds, managing partner to launch new firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Legal." Novigi delivers data and technology services to financial services companies including Mercer, Link, and Vanguard Super. QMV Solutions is a complementary business that will deepen its ties to the superannuation, wealth management and related ...

Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
The legislation housing the first tranche of financial advice reforms that promise to reduce red tape was introduced in parliament today. Some of the recommendations from the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) include amending ongoing fee arrangements (OFA) ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Brown found Australia's crypto adoption was widespread, with individuals, and increasingly, sole traders, self-managed super funds (SMSF) and companies investing. Caleb & Brown said 80% of its customers belong to Gen-X or Baby Boomers, while 70% ...

Platypus AM appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... assets in 2003 to some $5 billion in assets and funds under advice on behalf of some of Australia's largest institutions and super funds." Black also welcomed Stevanovic's appointment as Adamson's replacement. "The board is delighted to announce Jelena's ...

Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... savings. In Melbourne, prospective house buyers are similarly unable to raise the deposit for a house by accessing all their super. Conversely, a young Sydney couple with the median amount of superannuation would be more than $150,000 short for the deposit ...

New SMSF solution for Islamic Australians launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
An Islamic financial services provider has launched an Islamic self-managed super fund (SMSF) solution for members of the Australian Muslim community who want to invest in property for their retirement in a way that is compatible with their faith. Meezan ...

AvSuper prepares members for merger, fee changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... the option. ART has 19 investment options for accumulation accounts. Its accumulation MySuper default option is called the Super Savings Lifecycle Investment strategy. AvSuper corporate accumulation members, which are charged the same admin costs, will ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... 12 mega-funds are expected to emerge in the coming years. A similar prediction was made by Mercer in its recent Shaping Super report. "These funds will increase their foreign investments due to their size and the relative size of global opportunities ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is expected to deliver a surplus in the upcoming Federal Budget, but he warned iron ore prices and a softening labour market put a dent in how large it will be. Speaking at an event for the Committee for Economic Development of ...