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Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... Australian unlisted property, where it's currently underweight and sees capacity to deploy. Meanwhile, Gavin is "just a little bit sanguine on markets," though certainly not exiting equities in any wholesale measures. Why? He noted the S&P 500 delivered ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... found 98% of those who would be able to buy a house also would not need to access their super. "In effect, the policy does little to bring new entrants to home ownership. Instead, it merely enables those already positioned for homeownership to purchase ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... an investment where we think that there's a big red flag over the governance side," Pearce said. "There are lots of little investments where you're not screening everything to the last decimal point. It really varies in terms of at what point ...

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... other trading partners further limits the potential for substitution, leaving importers - and ultimately consumers - with little choice but to absorb the full cost of rising prices in the near term," Shah said. "As a result, inflation pressures are set ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.1% at the April meeting - coming as little surprise to markets and economists. However, the central bank flagged ongoing uncertainty amid fears US tariffs could impact global growth. ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... on immigration and increased spending for healthcare and education. While Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Budget on Tuesday had little mention of policies that would impact superannuation or financial services, Dutton doubled down on the Coalition's 'super for ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... like, estate planning, aged care, and the Age Pension, including the Home Equity Access Scheme. She noted that funds have little commercial incentive to offer advice in these areas, as they don't affect the assets held within the fund. The draft ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... it's a lot of things - and when you get them right, what you end up doing is having really good returns and taking very little risk," Livanas said. Delivering results Over the past decade, State Super's members have netted more than $16,000 above the ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... ambitions," Mercer said. "Our analysis of the range of the products offered to members and the fees charged also shows little distinction between retail, industry, public sector, and corporate funds." Mercer believes the industry will shift away from ...

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... believes the RBA is "really behind the curve" when it comes to easing monetary policy, arguing that a delayed rate cut has little to no effect. The firm had predicted at least two interest rate cuts in Australia in 2024, however the RBA failed to deliver ...