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ERS figures hit $17 billion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... billion in early release of super (ERS) applications have now been paid. Billions are being withdrawn each week, despite COVID-19 restrictions easing in most Australian states. Last week $15.9 billion had been paid out in ERS applications. In total ...

SG does wonders for households: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... of other advanced economies. Touching on recent arguments surrounding the hit taken by Australia's super savings during COVID-19, ASFA reinforces the long-term nature of super, saying that while the ASX S&P200 fell 37% in the four weeks from mid-February ...

McMillan Shakespeare restructures operations

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen McMillan Shakespeare restructure its UK business and announce it will fork out $8 million to acquire the remaining stake in an Australian organisation. McMillan Shakespeare is a single source ...

Former BMO head joins big four executive line-up

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... look forward to working with my colleagues at NAB to grow these foundations as we help our customers through the impacts of COVID-19 and out the other side." Irvine has spent the last 12 years with BMO, based in Toronto. Most recently, he served as its ...

Robo users double down during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
Robo advice provider Six Park saw a significant increase in users topping up their accounts during March and April, as COVID-19 rocked markets. In a normal period, Six Park sees about 10-15% of users top up their accounts over a two month period. But ...

Perth hit worst in housing crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
The stringent government response to COVID-19 has undoubtedly placed the property market cycle on the cusp of another downswing, says CoreLogic's head of research Eliza Owen. Property value declines have been fairly mild, so far this year, with national ...

ESG continues to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... the general market, according to a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). The report, COVID-19 and the performance of responsible investments, said in a time of massive market disruption, responsible investment funds ...

FASEA provides CPD relief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... FASEA understands that completion of planned CPD offerings may be difficult," the authority said. With events on hold due to COVID-19 and advisers facing extra pressure amid market volatility, completing CPD by the end of the financial year has been ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
After COVID-19 put paid to the 2020 return hopes of superannuation funds, research house Rice Warner has questioned whether return targets should be lowered. Rice Warner has questioned whether superannuation return targets should be lowered. As the ...

Super fund names head of portfolio design

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... to be focusing on overall portfolio design, and thinking about how to optimise risk-adjusted returns," Weston said. "The COVID-19 pandemic has made me even more aware of how critical nurses and other service providers are to our communities. I am inspired ...