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Super fund COVID-19 requirements to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
APRA will review its Pandemic Data Collection (PDC) in September but will continue until the pandemic-related issues faced by superannuation funds have subsided, according to its recent frequently asked questions (FAQ) about PDC. The regulator published ...

12 charged in $17m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
A joint-agency investigation into an elaborate $17 million fraud has resulted in charges against 12 people. Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigators executed search warrants at 10 locations across Sydney, nine in south-east Queensland and two in ...

Chief economist update: The next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. After five days of deliberation, negotiation and compromise, leaders of the 27 governments that make up the European Union (EU) unanimously agreed to an unprecedented €750 billion "Next Generation ...

ASIC suspends OTC derivatives issuer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The corporate regulator has suspended the Australian financial services licence of Union Standard International Group. The Sydney-based retail over-the-counter derivatives issuer operating as USGFX is suspended until September 23 under 915B of the Corporations ...

AIA Australia appoints behavioural economics lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The life insurer has appointed a head of behavioural economics and design, hiring from Swiss Re. Alison Mclean moved into the role on July 1 and is a part of the AIA Australia strategy team, which reports to AIA Australia's chief strategy officer ...

Stimulus, ERS pushes spending up 17%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
New research has demonstrated the impact of the government's stimulus package and early release of superannuation program, with a sharp uptick in consumer spending. The data from illion and AlphaBeta, part of Accenture, found consumer spending in Australia ...

Iress wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
A Sydney boutique has picked Iress's portfolio system for its high-conviction Australian equities funds. Quest Asset Partners has been using Iress's trading and market data software since the firm's inception in 2004. It will now also use Iress's portfolio ...

Aware Super unaware of members with disabilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
First State Super's planned rebrand to Aware Super last week ran into trouble when the fund failed to disseminate the information in formats accessible to all members. A First State Super member, who has a hearing impairment, wrote to the fund's ...

ERS payments approach $30bn mark

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
Applications for the Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme have hit $28 billion, with funds having so far paid out $25.3 billion since the start of the scheme. APRA's data shows that since the launch of the ERS scheme is April this year, over 2.8 million ...

Chief economist update: China recovery would have been good for Oz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
"Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom July is dressed up and playing her tune... Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind" -Summer Breeze, Seals and Crofts It was expected. China was first in. It was the ...