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Treasury consults again on FFSP exemptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... management. Most of the changes were included in Treasury Laws Amendment (Streamlining and Improving Economic Outcomes for Australians) Bill 2022 which was tabled in February last year, after plans to reintroduce the exemptions were announced in the ...

Cbus appoints new head of portfolio strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
Cbus has created a head of portfolio strategies role, bringing on board the former lead of investment model design at AustralianSuper. Leigh Gavin was appointed as the head of portfolio management, a role conceived to drive the superannuation fund's ...

Online investor numbers dip as cost-of-living bites

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... this year. Based on a survey of 22,324 investors and traders conducted from April to May, found about 1.28 million Australians placed trades on shares or ETFs in the 12 months to May, down from 1.51 million six months ago. Investment Trends head of research ...

Should wealthy Aussies use super to fund aged care?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... population, assistant treasurer Stephen Jones has responded to a new issues paper that suggests requiring wealthy Australians to use part of their superannuation for their personal aged care costs. The paper is expected to be submitted to the government's ...

Mortgage holders, retailers relax after rate pause

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... stability into housing markets, for sellers, buyers, and builders," Toth said. Signs of financial strains are evident in Australians dipping into their savings. RFI Global calculates Aussies have $60,000 in savings on average, which includes term deposits ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
AustralianSuper has bolstered its team with senior appointments in the UK, recruiting talent from J.P. Morgan, BNP Paribas, and Macquarie Group. AustralianSuper appointed John Normand as head of investment strategy for Europe; Sujay Shah has taken on ...

CommSec launches global share trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... transfer and online trading in 13 markets including the US, Canada, Japan, and UK. "CommSec's purpose is to empower more Australians to grow their wealth and the launch of our new international share trading platform is fantastic news for our 2.7 million ...

Aware Super details new term deposit option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... much they can benefit from making use of these concessions. There's a very real risk that a significant group of Australians is saving for retirement in part outside the super system, using bank-issued term deposits to do so, and inadvertently missing ...

Russell Investments reports super returns up to 13.5%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... its $447 billion in assets under management. He noted that such a stronghold allowed Russell Investments to provide Australians with opportunities usually accessible only to the largest institutional investors. In October 2020, Russell Investments launched ...

BTR may create generation of tenants: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... required to tackle housing affordability and align with local perspectives on long-term renting. "The key element for Australians is the economic wealth that gets generated out of property," he said. "Are super funds now just creating a generation of ...