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Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
A University of Melbourne finance professor and Super Consumer Australia director has proposed an alternative solution to soften the blow of COVID-19, one reliant on borrowing funds from the Reserve Bank of Australia rather than superannuation funds. ...

Cbus Property launches new project

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Cbus Property and Scentre Group have announced a joint venture partnership to construct a new building in the Sydney CBD. The project, located at 111 and 121 Castlereagh Street, will be a "luxury" residential, retail and office space building, transforming ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
BlackRock has hired from Citi to appoint a new head of iShares for Asia Pacific. Rimmo Jolly is currently Citi's regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia Pacific and Japan. In his new role, Jolly will be tasked with growing ...

APRA locks in mid-year heat map update

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
APRA has committed to releasing an updated portion of its controversial MySuper heat map in June to reflect the actions of superannuation trustees over the seven months since its initial release. The prudential regulator is set to release an updated ...

deVere launches global contactless advice offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Global wealth management group deVere is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak by immediately launching a free, worldwide, contactless advice service. In an effort to ensure those seeking advice stick to global social distancing standards, deVere is launching ...

Financial regulators poised for action

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Australia's financial regulators stand ready to take a range of actions to ensure the effective operation of financial markets, including the relaxation of some regulatory requirements and the acceleration of outstanding customer remediation. As ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The world of ESG integration into the investment process has moved ahead so rapidly that industry experts agree those who aren't yet on the bandwagon will likely be left behind. In order to keep up with the times, many firms have introduced proprietary ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
Suggestions in response to the coronavirus pandemic that pausing superannuation contributions would stimulate the economy have been panned. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy was blunt in his assessment of the ...

Life insurers breach own code consistently

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has called out the life insurance industry, saying insurers breached their Code of Practice hundreds of times in just six months. The Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) conducted an investigation and found many insurers ...

Active managers: Opportunities abound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
While COVID-19 may have some reeling from uncertainty, active managers are seeing it as their time to shine as opportunities for growth crop up. T. Rowe Price's head of investments, Robert Sharps, said while he is not seeing any wholesale change from ...