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Melbourne boutique partners with Swiss bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... Olivier Marion as the Australia head of business development. "This is an opportune moment to enter such a prestigious pension market and to offer a wide range of solid solutions to institutional investors in Australia. UBP and Bell AM share many commonalities ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The chief executive of Mirova has refused to sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through ...

ATO warns against SMSF property development

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... towards the transfer balance cap, allowing a greater amount of earnings within the SMSF to be treated as exempt current pension income," it said. "We have previously seen property purchases funded by poorly implemented LRBAs and/or funding arrangements ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... in taxes and a less secure future." Jones says the system - which has seen Australia amass the fourth largest pool of pension savings in the world - has been opposed by the Coalition "from the get-go", and that if there was ever an opportunity to get ...

Super consolidation to slash 60% of funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... landscape will be dotted with more "mega" funds, which KPMG believes will be large enough to be compared with significant pension funds around the globe. KPMG's report also pointed out the next couple of years would see the birth of a new retail wealth ...

Taper rates need revamp

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... taper rates may be encouraging middle-income earners to spend their retirement savings too quickly and live on the Age Pension alone. People with $300,000 to $800,000 in retirement savings could benefit from a more equitable taper rate, longevity protection ...

Survey shows future of mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
A survey of 110 pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies worldwide has revealed the new priority position ESG is taking in asset allocation. The survey was produced by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable ...

Industry fund backs tobacco-free pledge

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... tobacco-free finance movement," she said. "Moving to tobacco-free finance is firmly established as a mainstream action for banks, pension funds, insurers and asset managers committed to a sustainable future."

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... included in taxable income. "Alternatively, withdrawals from accumulation accounts (held by those with more than the $1.6m pension transfer balance) could be taxed at (say) 15%," Rice said. "One easier alternative might be to tax fund earnings at a higher ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
A new report ranking US public pension funds by their ability to pay future benefits suggests several will likely go insolvent as a result of COVID-19. The issues facing public pension funds in the US are widely known, and while it's not clear how ...