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US Federal Reserve enacts biggest rate hike in 22 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... 75-basis point increments appear off the table, there is still some debate over whether the Fed is already in the realm of a policy mistake." "It is now engaged in the most delicate of central bank high-wire acts." Miller added that the Fed may have ...

MLC Life Insurance joins forces with Insignia Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... - whatever they are, Beevors announced. "The new digital claims experience is integrated with our claims management and policy administration system, which means we can provide real-time updates to members and the fund themselves. This ensures absolute ...

CFS awards stewardship mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... EOS at Federated Hermes for proxy advisory services. EOS at Federated Hermes will provide engagement, voting and public policy support for Colonial First State's global equity investments. "We believe that active ownership, including engagement with ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its politics more ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... when compared to other financial products. According to the survey, just 42% of respondents said they understand their policy and have reviewed it more than once. This figure is incredibly low when compared to everyday banking (87%), general insurance ...

Labor MP savages government's superannuation record

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... Conference this morning, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation Stephen Jones outlined his party's policy and attacked the government's "crackpot ideas". Jones said he recognised the enormous opportunity of working with superannuation ...

ASX seeks to improve investment products offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... that fall under the AQUA or Warrant rules. The ASX is seeking submissions from all interested stakeholders on a range of policy issues relevant to achieving this outcome, including admission requirements and processes, product names, investment mandates ...

Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
In its latest commodity markets outlook, the World Bank has warned prices will likely remain high through to the end of 2024 and the transition to cleaner energy may be delayed. It comes as latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows the largest ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Employees of Active Super will now receive superannuation guarantee payments for up to 12 months while on parental leave, with the super fund also extending its paid entitlements. In an effort to help bridge the gender super gap, the industry fund will ...

Six cases brought against Westpac now finalised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... million; and distribution of duplicated general insurance policies to over 7000 customers, some of who paid for more than one policy when they didn't need to. These cases saw Westpac fined $12 million, $20 million and $15 million, respectively. "The ...