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ClearView consolidates super, pension plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
ClearView undertook an intra-fund transfer last week, closing a more than 30-year-old superannuation and pension offering. The transfer occurred on May 19 and saw all ClearView Superannuation and Roll-Overs and ClearView Pension Plan members transferred ...

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 ...

Index investing of greater benefit: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
In a new paper, Vanguard argues that most investors' best chance of maximising net returns lies with index investing and that it is rare for active managers to see persistent outperformance. In a recent research paper, Vanguard outlined the benefits ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has pulled no punches in a recently released policy manifesto titled The basis of a fair society is a strong economy, once again calling for superannuation to be voluntary for those on low incomes. "Superannuation is a significant ...

Westpac offloads BT super funds to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Westpac has confirmed it signed a successor funds transfer with Mercer which will see all its superannuation funds transferred to Mercer Super Trust. BT will merge its personal and corporate superannuation funds into Mercer in the first half of next ...

HESTA opposes AGL demerger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
The industry fund will not back the proposed demerger, saying it will not adequately support decarbonisation efforts and therefore wouldn't serve its members' best interests. HESTA said it has engaged with AGL and decided to vote against the demerger. ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... the historic low of 0.10% to 0.35% - the first rise in over 11 years. In his speech on the decision, RBA governor Philip Lowe flagged that the increase will be the first of a series of rises. "The board is not on a pre-set path and will be guided by ...

Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
Billionaire wealth soared during and after the pandemic, with a new billionaire created every 30 hours in 2022, a new Oxfam International brief reveals. According to Oxfam, the total wealth of the world's billionaires is now equivalent to 13.9% of global ...

RBA outlines next phase of bond purchase program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
Having raised the cash rate earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has decided not to reinvest the proceeds from bonds as they mature from the bank's portfolio. This decision by the RBA is indicative of a new quantitative tightening ...

Beware super home buyer collateral damage: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
The Coalition's super home buyer proposal could leave thousands worse off, even if they don't access the scheme, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said. ISA said that under the super home buyer scheme, funds would be forced to carry more cash. As cash ...