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Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... As an example, Sicilia stated you can't get out of an airport if the equity market falls 30%, so you don't. If anything, you'd be looking for more opportunities to put money to work, he commented. Sicilia concluded: "A contrarian nature is ...

NGS Super chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... "passionate and inspirational leader". In a 2019 interview with Financial Standard, Wright described her career path as "anything but standard", having worked in her family's hardware business in the early days before becoming a teacher at an all-boys ...

What's missing for advisers: Atchison Consultants

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... includes eight sectors of the fixed income market but excludes floating rate Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, anything beneath investment grade and an extensive range of other asset-backed options that constitute a substantial weighting of the ...

Aussies pay the price for early release of super: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... the super fund front, ASFA said super funds coped well with the scheme, particularly given they had never undertaken anything similar. Funds made $38 billion in payments at a time when financial markets were markedly stressed, and were able to process ...

That's a wrap for the BT Wrap

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... transactions, the historical information will remain available to financial advisers for the interim. "Equally the payments and anything else that previously went to BT Wrap are being redirected across to Panorama. We're not going to leave anyone unable ...

Andrew Formica to return to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... interview with Bloomberg, Formica said: "I just want to go sit at a beach and do nothing. I'm not thinking about anything else." He will remain with the business until 30 June 2023 to assist with some of the group's strategic objectives, including ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... transfer would only cover one-fifth of the 2021 price rise, a paltry 4% of the price itself, Dunnin said. Certainly, while anything is helpful, the sheer magnitude of Rainmaker's findings makes clear that at best the super home buyer policy will only ...

75% of Aussies don't understand group cover: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... important and 71% expressing a desire to ensure their cover is right for them. Meanwhile, 32% said they don't want to pay for anything they don't need but only 23% have made the effort to modify their level of cover. Of those that have modified their ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... "significant breach." A catch-all disclosure requirement in the Corporations Act technically required RSE licensees to disclose anything that is material to a consumer's decision to acquire an interest in a fund. Though the report also said: "Some members ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... Macquarie Business School academic has said one-off payments like those expected in next week's Federal Budget won't do anything to address long-term structural issues in Australia's economy. A one-off payment to combat the rising cost of living is expected ...