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Aware Super hires member growth executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Aware Super has appointed a new group executive for member growth. Steve Travis joins Aware from Sunsuper, where he was the chief member officer for nearly three years. Prior to that he was the head of strategic planning for the retail division at Vanguard. ...

Sydney Airport rejects AustralianSuper takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Sydney Airport has again rejected a takeover bid, with AustralianSuper now joining the consortium attempting to buy the airport. Sydney Airport today announced to the ASX that it has received a revised and non-binding proposal and concluded that it ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
The Delta variant and its seeming immunity to lockdowns and extended lockdowns continue to dominate attention in Australia. Last week, the state of New South Wales (NSW) announced stricter and broader (into regions) of restrictions; the Australian Capital ...

How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The wealthiest families in the world have mastered the art of asset protection through generations, even in the face of unpredictable and unprecedented events like the current pandemic. This was the consensus during a recent panel discussion on integrated ...

La Trobe unveils two income products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
La Trobe Financial Group has launched two products in a bid to combat the low interest rate environment. The first product, the 6 Month Notice Account, with a variable rate of 2.50% p.a. calculated monthly allows investors to access their funds with ...

Challenger chief executive to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The managing director and chief executive of Challenger will step down in March 2022, while a deputy chief executive has also been named. Richard Howes has been with the company for 18 years, starting as the chief executive of Challenger's life ...

Benchmarks for super property investments selected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Treasury has selected two MSCI indexes to serve as benchmarks for super funds investing in property under the Your Future, Your Super reforms. The MSCI/Mercer Australia Core Wholesale Monthly Property Fund Index and MSCI Australia Quarterly Private ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
At the conclusion of its August board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced its decision to: maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0% maintain the target of 10 basis ...

Final YFYS regulations out, government "backflips" on admin fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
In final YFYS regulations released last week, the government now wants super fund to be only tested on last year's administration fees instead of eight years' average in the APRA performance test. The last minute changes to the Your Future ...

Apex expands APAC team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Apex Group is continuing its growth plans across the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of a head of private market sales - Australia and head of real estate, Asia Pacific. Andrea Gallenca has joined as head of private markets for Australia from ...