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AXA IM in strategic overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
AXA Investment Managers is splitting its asset management business in two, creating a dedicated alternatives business that will run alongside a strengthened core investments business. As such, AXA IM's leadership team has also been overhauled. AXA IM ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... portfolios the losses are likely to be far more muted than the headline-grabbing share market plunges seen on the evening news," ISA said. "No one can predict the future, but as with previous downturns the market will rebound and because super is a long-term ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... education and advice services to members and improve investment strategies for retirees. Meanwhile, Industry Super Australia (ISA) estimates men have $282 billion more in their super funds and on average retire will $90,000 more in their accounts than ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Industry Super Australia (ISA) claims an increase in the super guarantee to 12% will increase consumption at a whole adult life level, as it takes a swipe at alternate modelling. In its submission to the Retirement Income Review (RIR), ISA said its ...

ISA demands pull Combet from ME Bank

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
Former politician Greg Combet has retired from the board of ME Bank, as his commitments to industry super heat up. Combet is departing the industry fund-owned bank after five years on the board, which commenced in November 2014. The former Labor minister ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... people are aware of the current super rate of 9.5%, while only 11% are aware it is legislated to increase to 12% by 2025," ISA said. "Less than 10% can correctly identify both the current rate, and what it is scheduled to increase to. "With Australians ...

ISA reaffirms stance on super guarantee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
ISA said too many Australians, particularly women, are retiring without enough super and the increase to 12% is central to fixing the problem. "ISA analysis shows more than eight million Australians could be worse off in retirement if the super rate ...

Opt-out super to hit workers: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... claims to show plans to make superannuation optional for low-income workers is nothing more than a tax grab. According to ISA's latest analysis, low-income workers in New South Wales who chose to take their superannuation guarantee entitlement as wages ...

ISA slams ANU research as SG debate rears its head again

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... heterogeneity, along with a marked sensitivity to assumptions," ANU's research claims. Perhaps most responsible for riling ISA is the research's claim that the case for increasing the SG to 12% is tenuous unless the government adopts a stance that the ...

Wealth giants shrink advertising budgets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... million in FY19, which includes its own brand campaign and the contribution it makes to the joint marketing campaign run by ISA. Its submission also lists the cost of promoting its Qantas Frequent Flyer campaign at about $730,000.