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817 super complaints during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... consumer concerns as they arose and to learn any lessons before the second phase of withdrawal requests commenced in early July 2020." He acknowledged that there were fewer complaints about super funds during the second round of early release of super ...

Retail fund satisfaction drops

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... Superannuation Satisfaction Report. The report shows an overall super fund satisfaction with financial performance rating of 61.6% in July. The figure is down 1.3 percentage points on the previous month but unchanged from 61.7% in July 2019. The report ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... negative rates has not changed...This is not something we're looking at." Although considered an option, the minutes of its July meeting, the RBA wrote that: "Members agreed that negative interest rates in Australia remain extraordinarily unlikely." ...

Boutique welcomes operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... role. Prior to that she worked at Macquarie Bank and ING Investment Management. Before Rahmani, who was appointed chief in July 2019, said that McQuire's appointment significantly builds on what is already a strong team, at a time where Maple-Brown ...

Finance job ads perk up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... is starting to pick up, after dropping 48% in April and May, latest job advertisements data show. A SEEK analysis between July and August shows demand in financial planning, compliance and risk, and banking increased by 7% month on month. However, the ...

Sanlam withdraws from 8IP relationship

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... Werner Stals. It managed about $800 million in retail money at June end and has stakes in startups like Stockspot. Starting July 1, the Newgate Real Estate and Infrastructure Fund was folded into the Sanlam Real Assets Fund and Sanlam Investments (Australia) ...

Cbus chief technology officer departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... thank him for his contribution to the fund and wish him well in his next endeavours," a spokesperson for the fund said. In July, Pickering told Financial Standard that under his leadership the fund had been working to bring all of its third party digital ...

Praemium to acquire remaining Powerwrap shares

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... administration to over $28 billion. Praemium advanced a $55.6 million off-market takeover bid to acquire Powerwrap in early July, with chair Barry Lewin at the time noting the merger would be "an exciting opportunity for Powerwrap and Praemium shareholders ...

Amnesty unearths $588m unpaid super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... them." The SG Amnesty was a one-off opportunity for employers to disclose and pay previously unpaid super dating back to July 1992, plus 10% interest, without penalties. Around $440 million has been transferred to super funds, including $132 million ...

Contango approves new WCM strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... management (as of May 31). Over the past 12 months, CIE has recorded a NTA return of -23.59% and a total return of -19.47% (as of July 31). Over a six month period, the fund has recorded a NTA return of -23.24% with a total return of -21.19%. Long-term ...