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AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... and energy in particular, but policy reform was needed to enable funds to invest on a larger scale. Profit-to-member super funds have significant capital available to scale up investments in these areas moving forward, she said, with housing affordability ...

ASIC terminates illegal investment scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... the scheme encouraged clients of MCube Planners to withdraw their existing superannuation and establish self-managed super funds to invest, by way of a loan, in MyWealth Manager. The Federal Court found the scheme raised more than $7 million from 55 ...

SMSFA, FSC call for infrastructure investment access

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
The SMSF Association and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are calling for self-managed super funds to have access to unitised, liquid infrastructure investments as a way of generating economic growth. The two organisations, which represent more ...

Aussie investors unhappy with pandemic performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... with the results of actively managed strategies across asset classes. In Australia, this was much higher as 37% of super funds indicated they had already changed their strategic asset allocation since the pandemic or plan to do so by the end of 2020. ...

Cbus appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... David Atkins. Arter is currently working as a consultant to ANZ's institutional arm in its dealings with industry super funds. Prior to this he has served as country head of Australia for BlackRock and was chief executive of VFMC from 2009 to 2012. ...

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... that I've heard repeated too many times is that if a person's balance dips below $6000 as a result of accessing their super funds will have to cancel their insurance as a result of the government's Putting Members Interests First legislation," Hume said. ...

Super to lose $3tn by 2040

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... savings outlook could have significant economic consequences on Australia if it is not carefully managed," he said. "Super funds are major investors into Australia's economy with their investments spanning infrastructure, property, purchase of government ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... head of Westpac's private banking business has brought a Belgium-based robo-adviser down under, and says industry super funds, major banks, broker businesses and dealer groups are already knocking at the door. With its Asia Pacific operations led ...

Super fund COVID-19 requirements to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... further detailed in columns relating to pooled investments and assets that managed externally. APRA requests that super funds submit the results of the liquidity stress testing performed closest to the reporting date requested, including any ad-hoc stress ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... leaders about the urgent need to set long-term emission reduction targets. "By getting the policy settings right, super funds like HESTA would have significant appetite to invest more in renewable infrastructure in Australia." In the submission, HESTA ...