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Milford lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Milford has lowered fees for its Milford Australian Absolute Growth Fund - W Class. Fees will drop from 1.13% per annum to 0.9% per annum. Milford has also elected to cap the performance fee for its W Class at 0.95% per annum and increase the distribution ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... Australia Eliza Owen said. The increase in housing values may be attributed to the decrease in advertised stock, which is 24.4% lower than the five-year average. CoreLogic estimated that there were around 126,320 listings advertised for sale in the three ...

Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... invest their retirement savings in a new indexed option, Thrifty. The new option is in response to member feedback for a lower cost option, according to the fund. "At Qantas Super we wanted to cater for our fee-conscious members that wanted a low-cost ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... 2019 (up from A$1.7 billion). In 2019-20, the FIRB approved 5660 applications for residential property development - 6.8% lower compared with the previous financial year's tally of 6072 - amounting to A$12.1 billion from A$12.9 billion in 2018-19. ...

TelstraSuper lowers admin fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... TelstraSuper Corporate Plus, Personal Plus, Retire Access and Direct Access members will pay an admin fee of 0.18% per annum, 10% lower than the previous fee of 0.20% per annum. "As every little bit counts, we think that this move will provide a welcome ...

UK pension funds pushed to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... discuss the benefits of consolidation. "It is the case that consolidation in Australia has led to fewer, larger schemes and lower charges and more diversified investment portfolios. However, the average charge in the UK is significantly lower than other ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... closer to historical averages. This comes on back of growth in population, which is being held back by immigration drop and lower fertility rates. The report says Australia's total population will reach 38.8 million in 2060-61. By 2060-61, it expects ...

New chair of BT Super trustee board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
BT Super trustee board chair David Plumb has retired after more than a decade, with a replacement appointed. Gai McGrath will commence as non-executive director and chair of the BT Super trustee board from July 1. Westpac chief executive, specialist ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... that: "Although the level of Japan's economic activity, mainly in the face-to-face services sector, is expected to be lower than that prior to the pandemic for the time being, the economy is likely to recover, with the impact of COVID-19 waning gradually ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Australians hope that their diversified portfolios will continue to achieve double-digit returns as the pandemic shifts the economy to recovery phase, a new survey finds. Aussie participants in the 2021 Natixis global survey said COVID-19 has not dampened ...