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NAB MySuper class action heads to Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Maurice Blackburn's class action against MLC Nominees and NULIS Nominees has moved to the Federal Court, following a decision late last year. The class action brought by Maurice Blackburn against MLC Nominees and NULIS in January 2020 on behalf ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
The coronavirus optimism that prevailed over the dying weeks of 2020 and into the first quarter of this year has been replaced by concerns over the resurgence in infections - in Europe, India, Japan, South Korea and lately, the US, among others - caused ...

Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The way it's (not) going for Japan, recent upgrades to its 2021 economic growth made by the OECD and the International Monetary Fund might need to be toned down or even reversed to a downgrade at their next outing. The OECD's March 2021 "Interim ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
"Come on, Barbie, let's go party"... until 2024. In Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) parlance: "The board is committed to maintaining highly supportive monetary conditions until its goals are achieved. The board will not increase the cash rate until ...

Increase to super contribution cap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
Just before the Easter long weekend the Australian Tax Office confirmed an increase to superannuation contribution caps. From 1 July 2021, the annual concessional contribution cap will increase from $25,000 to $27,500. "Australians will be able to put ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Fees charged by MySuper products could halve over the next decade to a median of 0.5% per year, says Rainmaker Information which analysed the fees of 457 super products over the last six months. The research found MySuper products charged members median ...

ASIC sues CBA over monthly fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
The corporate regulator has commenced civil proceedings against Commonwealth Bank over allegations it wrongly charged monthly fees to customers over a nine-year period. ASIC alleges CBA incorrectly charged $55 million in monthly access fees to nearly ...

Chief economist update: Chinese manufacturing ramps up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Activity in China's manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors returned with a vengeance after a brief pause during the country's Lunar New Year holidays. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data show that China's manufacturing PMI rebounded ...

Unlisted assets deliver modest returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research reveals that MySuper products with high weightings to unlisted assets provide modest returns but contribute lower volatility and higher autocorrelation. Rainmaker's latest RMetric report sought to find out if the performance of MySuper ...

Mason Stevens bolsters Melbourne team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Mason Stevens is continuing to build out its Melbourne office with the appointment of a sales director from Challenger. David Johnson, who will be based in Melbourne, spent over four years at Challenger as state manager for Victoria and as a senior ...