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Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... Eslake, which criticised the use of superannuation for home deposits, has been labelled "deeply flawed" by Australian Institute for Progress executive director Graham Young. Young said allowing home buyers to tap into their superannuation could increase ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... continue to fall within the target market. More recently, ASIC chair Joe Longo, while on stage at the Australian Compliance Institute Annual Conference, conceded that the workload for compliance teams has "dramatically multiplied in the last five to ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Actuaries Institute has named Jan Swinhoe the Actuary of the Year for 2024. Swinhoe has an extensive background in financial services, having worked across insurance, institutional banking, and superannuation. She is currently a non-executive director ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment Standards. Modelling by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) estimates menopause is costing Australian women about $17 billion in lost earnings and retirement ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Senate Community Affairs References Committee with a reporting date of 17 September 2024. Modelling by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) estimated menopause is costing Australian women about $17 billion lost earnings and retirement ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... Eurozone's labour market remains resilient, with the unemployment rate broadly unchanged in July at 6.4%. Amundi Investment Institute head of developed markets strategy research Guy Stear expects rates will be lowered again in October and December as ...

Vote for Financial Standard in Australian Financial Industry Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... significant impact on the industry." Introduced this year, the Australian Financial Industry Awards are hosted by the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia, which represents the tax, accounting, superannuation, and financial advice profession. ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... testing decisions based on their health rather than fears of financial discrimination." A 2017 paper from the Actuaries Institute found even a slight increase in the number of people undergoing genetic testing could have a significant impact on the cost ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks, government funds slide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... funds that made the cut. That's according to the latest Global Top 300 Pension Funds report from Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions and Investments which determines the rankings using June 2023 figures. AustralianSuper ranks highest, coming in ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... increased government spending in the sector. The ETF provider cited data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) which showed that global military expenditure grew 7% in 2023 to US$2.43 trillion - the steepest annual rise since ...