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AustralianSuper hires for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... three investment directors for its London team. Former VFMC chief investment officer Justin Pascoe, who joined AustralianSuper mid-2019 as a senior portfolio manager, has been promoted to funds deputy head of equities. He is now adding the responsibility ...

Retail superannuation funds grilled on member priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... said she is confident that BT's products will be "white" in the next iteration of the heatmaps, which will be released in mid-December. Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin commented that the idea behind lifecycle products is "very ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... expansion. At US$123.35 per tonne, the price of iron ore is way above the Australian Federal Treasury's forecast. In its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) handed down in October, it maintained its assumption for iron ore prices to drop ...

SG rise no real benefit to women: Review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
While not making explicit recommendations, the Retirement Income Review has warned against increasing inequities already in the system, citing that a rise in the super guarantee would benefit men more than women. The review has stated that consideration ...

Kogan execs chase big bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... attract, reward and retain key staff. He claimed Kogan's remuneration for executives was actually below the level of other mid-cap companies with similar performance. "We are one of the highest performing with among the lowest chief executive remuneration," ...

Cbus appoints new technology chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... vital role in all these key areas and I welcome her to the Executive leadership team of Cbus." Robinson will join the fund in mid-January next year. "I am excited to join Cbus, one of Australia's leading superfunds and well known for its passion to deliver ...

SG verdict: Choose your own adventure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
In a catch 22, the final report says keeping SG at 9.5% will shrink Australian's final retirement balances by 12-18%, but increase working-life income by 2%. Australians will retire with 12% to 18% thinner final balances if the government sticks ...

Implemented Portfolios adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... Steve Garth, principal of Principia Investment Consultants and former Dimensional Fund Advisers executive, joined the board in mid-November. He founded Principia in February this year after 19-years at Dimensional Fund Advisers, where he was vice president ...

ASX runs into trouble again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... from using Chi-X bids and offers. The Centre Point is an anonymous matching system that matches buyers and sellers at the mid-point (or other permitted price steps inside the National Best Bid and Offer. At 11:17am yesterday, ASX notified participants ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... following the second wave in Europe and the reimposition of restrictions there - it dropped to a three-month low of US$0.7055 in mid-October. Vaccine optimism has brought it back to life - above US$0.73 - and latest activity stats indicate that the Chinese ...