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ATO announces SMSF age limit changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed changes to age limits on super contributions for SMSFs. The ATO the changes have been made as part of its Superannuation - improving flexibility for older Australians measure. Changes, which were effective ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Advisers seeking to de-risk portfolios have sparked mass inflows to defensive assets and an almost equal amount in outflows of riskier assets, namely Australian equities. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) and ETF Securities Physical ...

Warakirri launches retail funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Melbourne's Warakirri Asset Management has launched new retail funds from its freshly-minted partnership with Northcape Capital. Warakirri is launching a new global emerging markets fund that invests in 20-40 stocks. It is managed by Northcape, whose ...

SME insolvencies set to increase

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
The signs of resilience from small to medium enterprises (SMEs) may be short lived when government support starts to taper off leading to higher numbers of insolvencies, according to CreditorWatch. The number of SMEs defaulting on payments fell by 13.2% ...

Chief economist update: Forecasting is futile

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Be afraid... The National Australia Bank's (NAB) business confidence index dropped to a reading of -14 in July from zero in the previous month. "Confidence fell in all industries led by mining which saw a sharp decline. With the exception of retail ...

Brisbane broker permanently banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
ASIC has permanently banned a Brisbane-based broker from engaging in credit activities, after the corporate watchdog found he had falsified a letter of approval for a home loan. Jeffry Leonard Gordon has been barred from the industry and his Australian ...

Macquarie to transfer legacy pension product

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Macquarie will transition pension members in its legacy SuperOptions product to a wrap style pension product, in a bid to lower administration fees and expand the investment offering. Macquarie closed the SuperOptions product to new members in June ...

ERS doesn't justify higher SG: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
New modelling from Grattan Institute found most Australians will have a comfortable retirement even if they have taken advantage of the government's early release scheme. The government recently extended the ERS scheme, allowing individuals who have ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... First, the good news: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payrolls rose by 1.8 million in July - more than market expectations for an increase of 1.4 million jobs - and the unemployment rate declined to 10.2%. As the ...

Link Group hires new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
An insurance giant's chief executive has snagged the top job at Link Group, as John McMurtrie announces his retirement in early 2021. Vivek Bhatia is currently the Asia Pacific chief executive of $14.8 billion market cap QBE Insurance Group, after being ...