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Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
Just a weetle more, a weetle more... a little more push higher and sooner than soon, the All Ordinaries index would satisfy the technical definition of a bull market - a 20% rally from its nearest low - and onwards towards topping its record high of ...

Millennial super products still just hype

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
Millennials control $130 billion of superannuation money but most products pitched specifically at them have been slow to take off, new Rainmaker research shows. Australia had 19 superannuation products designed for millennials and marketed as app-based ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
A $72 billion superannuation fund is introducing a number of changes to its group insurance policies, as well as its products and investment options in line with the Protecting Your Super reforms. QSuper is making changes to income protection waiting ...

Industry fund appoints advice GM

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
An $8.6 billion industry fund has appointed a general manager, distribution and advice as a part of key internal appointments under its new chief executive. Statewide Super said its new chief executive Tony D'Alessandro, appointed on March 1, has ...

Final farewell for industry association

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
After more than 96 years as a recognised industry association, members of the Superannuated Commonwealth Officers of Australia have come together for the last time. About 100 of the industry body's remaining members attended its final meeting - a special ...

Passing Protecting Your Super costs should be fair: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
APRA expects superannuation funds to do the right thing by members when recovering the costs associated with implementing the Protecting Your Super reforms. The prudential regulator recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions page, urging trustees ...

Chief economist update: Oil market slides from bull to bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
Crude oil prices have dropped, turning this year's bull market into a bear market. Oil prices rallied nearly 50% from January to April this year on the back of the Fed's pause; China's stimulus measures and expectations of continued easy ...

Top performing ESG options revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
In honour of World Environment Day, Rainmaker has ranked the top performing ESG investment options offered by superannuation funds. Latest Rainmaker analysis shows ESG options offered by super funds are some of the most consistent performers over one ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The Actuaries Institute's annual summit has seen a fiery debate between the chief executive of the Grattan Institute and Mercer's David Knox over ideal retirement incomes. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley and Mercer senior partner ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...