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YFYS incentive to reduce fees: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... those funds "off the hook" that have been consistently charging high fees. "This is a policy that has a very strong incentive for all funds to look at their fees and their costs," she said. According to Rainmaker research, in 2019/20 about half of MySuper ...

What instos want from managers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... performance. Now, 95% of investors said they support the inclusion of sustainability performance metric in short-term incentive plans. When investors were asked the same question in 2018, 8% had no opinion and 29% said sustainability metrics were not ...

Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
"Australia's economic recovery is now well underway and we must keep the momentum going... but, this pandemic is not over. For as long as the virus persists, so will we. So tonight, we go further." This is according to federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg ...

Personal, business tax cuts revealed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The government has retained the low-and-middle income tax offset (LMITO) for another year and introduced a tax cut for small to medium businesses in the 2021/22 budget in a bid to create more jobs and support business investment. Low-and middle-income ...

Infrastructure investment builds to $170bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... commitments to $170 billion since 2013, according to figures contained in the budget papers. Nevertheless, it should act as incentive to encourage more infrastructure investment among institutional investors notwithstanding concerns raised by government ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... interest rates, consistent commodity prices, exceptional seasonal conditions through 2020 and farmers with capital and an incentive to invest have all driven demand for farmland. "Historically, there has been a strong relationship between commodity prices ...

Clime appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... lead Madison. Donat will be paid a fixed base salary of $357,000 including superannuation, and a maximum short-term incentive of $200,000 in cash per year based on EBITDA, operating cash profit and operational targets. She will also receive 400,000 Clime ...

Sydney multi-boutique adds crypto fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
A Sydney multi-boutique has signed on a passive fund that tracks Bitcoin and will offer it to Australian investors. The fund is managed by Arrano Capital and is open to institutional investors and will be distributed by Mantis Funds. It is Caymans domiciled ...

AMP names new chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... worth $4.091 and $732,500 in cash followed by a salary of $1.715 million per annum. George is eligible for a short-term incentive opportunity equivalent to 100% of the salary and up to 200% subject to performance hurdles. AMP chair Debra Hazelton thanked ...

Why advisers don't recommend annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... may encourage a more competitive retirement product market," the report said. "However, financial advisers may have an incentive to recommend retirement products that require an adviser's frequent involvement, such as an account-based pension, rather ...