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Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government's stimulus spending, and reforms like the early release scheme, have boosted Australian financial comfort to record highs despite the impact of COVID-19. The ME Bank Household Financial Comfort Index improved by 2% to 5.89 out of 10 during ...

Senator calls for super funds to stop shorting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
A senator has argued that super funds should not be able to take short positions or participate in securities lending to short sellers. Queensland Liberal National Party Senator Gerard Rennick delivered an impassioned speech during the Senate debate ...

Aware Super rejigs MySuper option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
The $140 billion superannuation fund is changing its MySuper lifecycle option from two stages to 11. About 85% of Aware Super's accumulation members are in the MySuper lifecycle option. It was one of the first superannuation funds to move its default ...

Macquarie Wrap SMAs surpass $5bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Macquarie announced its separately managed accounts (SMAs) on the Macquarie Wrap platform have exceeded $5 billion in funds under administration. Macquarie said the milestone demonstrates the strength of its platform and the continued interest shown ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... climate emergency may garner good headlines but too often it seems to stop there. Councils can't make a bold claim about saving the planet while continuing to invest in fossil fuels," Friend of the Earth divestment campaigner Rianna Gargiulo said. Local ...

Standard Life Aberdeen sells 196-year-old brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Following the pair's strategic partnership in 2018, Standard Life Aberdeen will sell the Standard Life name to Phoenix Group as part of a revised deal. Standard Life Aberdeen, which has a 14% stake in Phoenix Group as part of the partnership, entered ...

Equipsuper merges with corporate fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Equipsuper has merged with a corporate superannuation plan that will add $860 million of assets to the fold. The $16 billion superannuation fund will manage the retirement savings of Toyota Super's 5000 members. Toyota Super chair Rob Purcell said ...

Mergers prompt 13% fee drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... Super from April 1. Research from Rainmaker, which spanned over three years, found that merged entities passed on a 20% fee saving to members. Across 11 mergers, the more expensive fund's fees were lowered and members saw an average fee drop of 21%. ...

ATO targets SMSF fraud

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is focusing attention on new SMSFs registrations after identifying illegal release of super. Speaking at the SMSFA National Conference assistant commissioner Justin Micale said results of its 'secure front door program' ...

Goldman Sachs launches robo-adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Goldman Sachs has launched a robo-investment offering that helps retail clients achieve their financial goals by automatically rebalancing their portfolios with the use of exchange-traded funds. Marcus Invest offers over 50 ETF products invested in ...