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Investment bonds offer refuge amid super changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... important; it also needs to come into the context of the broader economy," he added. As previously reported on by Financial Standard, the government released a draft objective for superannuation, to preserve savings and deliver income for a dignified ...

FPA policy and advocacy lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's general manager of policy and advocacy will step down after seven years with the organisation. Ben Marshan joined the FPA in 2015 as a manager for professional standards and advocacy and moved into several ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... and 10% on reason and logic. Women tend to be more emotional when it comes to finances, according to a recent study by Standard Life, after canvassing 6000 people in the UK. Over the last two years, women reported a significant decline in their positive ...

Corporate fund transfers members to ART

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... it was announced that it was also exploring a merger with Commonwealth Bank Group Super. In a statement to Financial Standard, ART chief commercial officer Dave Woodall said: "We're excited Oracle has chosen Australian Retirement Trust as their new ...

Allan Gray transfers platform, exits super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... will be rebranded as Ensurity Super and Allan Gray Investments will become Ensurity Invest. In a statement to Financial Standard, the firm said: "Allan Gray took the decision after it became clear that it couldn't deliver the platform service sustainably ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
The court case against Mercer Superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations on foot", ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... recession. In her recent visit to Australia, Ariel Investments chief investment officer Rupal Bhansali told Financial Standard that highly leveraged sectors, private equity in particular, are a cause for concern at a time when investors are worried about ...

Hines buys QLD industrial asset

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
The global real estate manager has made its seventh industrial and logistics asset acquisition in Australia and its second in Queensland with the purchase of a Brisbane cold storage property. Located at 31 Lahrs Road in Ormeau Queensland, the 11,175 ...

AIA adds four regional managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... distribution for some time already. "At a time when it is increasingly important for Australians to have access to a high standard of financial advice, AIA Australia is focused on strengthening its support for advisers. We want to help our adviser partners ...

Super on PPL a drop in the ocean

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... balances over $3 million but has only softly committed to paying super on PPL when it can afford to. In a new Financial Standard podcast, Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin said the $200 million needed to help ensure women ...