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AustralianSuper posts best year yet

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
The $225 billion super fund's balanced option returned 20.43% in the year ending June 30, making it its best financial year returns since its start in 2006. AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the FY21 returns of 20.43% were ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Australian economic and survey releases over the past week continued to paint a picture of a strengthening recovery. However, the rosy results preceded the outbreak of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major ...

Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Three board members of the industry superannuation fund have been replaced after one director faced mounting pressure to step down due to his links to the coal industry. Independent director Peter Collins, employer directors Mark Robertson and Mark ...

IOOF hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper's head of product and pricing has made the jump to a new role at IOOF. Sarah Burley has commenced as chief member officer at IOOF Holdings. Burley had a 15-year career at AustralianSuper in roles including head of group strategy ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
As values soar, Australians are entering the property market up to five years sooner due to government homebuyer schemes, research shows. Commonwealth Bank data shows customers have bought property on an average of 4.78 years faster using the First ...

AIA appoints head of strategic partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The life insurer has hired a head of strategic partnerships, who will be responsible for its master trust clients. Harumi Hancox has worked in group insurance for 25 years, most recently as the head of group life consulting services at IFS Insurance ...

EOFY tips for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
Financial advisers should keep in mind some valuable tax breaks for their businesses as the 2021 financial year comes to a close. H&R Block director of tax communications Mark Chapman told Financial Standard temporary full expensing (TLE) is one tax ...

Sydney boutique swaps RE

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Harvest Lane Asset Management has swapped out Fundhost for Equity Trustees as its responsible entity after a unitholder vote. The changes apply to two funds: the $9.5 million Harvest Lane Asset Management Absolute Return Fund and the $8.2 million Harvest ...

360 Capital offloads E&P stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
360 Capital has sold its entire stake in E&P Financial Group, after its unsuccessful takeover attempt earlier this year. TGP sold its 19.9% stake in EP1 at 62 cents a share ($29.9 million total including dividends). It says it netted a $9.1 million ...

ASI product development lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments' head of product development and management will leave the firm after nearly 14 years. Lee Cavanagh is the lead for product and development for the Australian business. She joined ASI in August 2007 and prior to that ...