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2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020

... awardees, despite COVID-19." "We also want to show our support and encourage all our winners to step up and help more Aussies recover and rebuild their wealth in these challenging times." The full list of 2020 MAX Award winners is below, or you can watch ...

COVID-19 drives Aussies to check exemptions

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020

In one of the most tragic of COVID-19 consequences, the pandemic is driving Australians to ask their life insurers whether their policies cover them for suicide, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economic has heard. Appearing before ...

Aussies flood to ERS as applications open

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 20 APR 2020

The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed over 881,000 Australians have registered their interest in the government's early release scheme. An ATO spokesperson told Financial Standard that while official applications for the COVID-19 early release ...

ISA warns Aussies off locking in losses

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020

The peak body for industry superannuation funds has launched an advertising campaign to warn Australians against crystallising their losses amid the market turmoil caused by COVID-19. Re-using a line from the backing track present in its television ...

Not at the bottom, yet: Research

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020

... that now their attention has turned to concerns about Australia's level of debt and the health of the local economy. "Aussies are worried about the underlying economy more than they are about volatility and near-term returns," Blomfield said. However ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020

... the dangers posed by scammers who were attempting to use the government's early access initiative as a way to swindle Aussies out of their retirement savings.

Super funds raise scam concerns

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020

... with chief executive Eva Scheerlinck pointing out unscrupulous operators were already doing what they could to de-fraud Aussies of their super savings. "Unfortunately, as we've seen before with any early release super measure, there are unscrupulous ...

Super funds snub millions of Aussies

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020

Australia's superannuation funds are the worst offenders when it comes to meeting the needs of the over five million Australians who do not speak English at home, according to new research. A survey conducted by LanguageLoop found that 81% of respondents ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020

Mutual fund assets in sustainable investments surged 23% in 2019, as Aussie investors wake up to the "critical threat" of climate change. Singapore based research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates found that the sector recorded $1.2 billion in ...

Higher super contributions make Aussies feel safer

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020

... of 40 feel prepared for retirement. According to Investment Trends, the source of retirement anxiety suffered by most Aussies is their belief that they don't voluntarily contribute enough into their super. Investment Trends senior analyst King Loong ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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