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ERS surges $7bn in a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
Early Release of Super payments surged around $7 billion in the first week of July, according to Treasury estimates, but this may not be a reason to panic. Treasury estimates a further $7 billion was wiped from super funds as the second tranche of applications ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady at its July meeting but said it is standing ready to scale-up its bond buying purchases again to ensure bond markets remain functional. The RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings ...

AustralianSuper throws weight behind SDG platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... investments. "For PGGM this platform is an important next step in a process to mobilise ever more institutional capital around the big challenges of our time, as described in the SDGs," PGGM chief investment manager Eloy Lindeijer said. "By collaborating ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... becomes an even greater imperative given the likelihood of a more prolonged contraction in the Australian economy. Have no fear, big brother is here. China is Australia's biggest export market and being first in - into the coronavirus pandemic - ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... superannuation, we will be able to help our mob make the most of the superannuation they already have." FNF has operated the Big Super Day Out outreach initiative for the past six years, reconnecting Indigenous Australians with more than $24 million ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... formal review. Both these funds also declined to comment on Toth's promotion. QMV partner Jonathan Steffanoni said most big Australian super funds engage with companies in accordance with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

Advice head leaves ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... Darrel Caulfield took to LinkedIn to farewell ANZ, saying it had been a privilege to work for the company. "ANZ has been a big part of my life and has provided significant opportunities, travel, learning and education," he said. "There are so many great ...

Vale Ian Perkins

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... He was creative, courageous, innovative, a rule breaker and most happy when he had a white board and would collaborate on big ideas and of course gather an audience!" His colleagues described Perkins' determination for causes he was passionate about ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... We're all in this together. What happens in Victoria, unlike in Vegas, won't remain in Victoria. Victoria accounts for the big, big bulk in the increased case of coronavirus infections in Australia -- as at July 5. Australia registered 8449 infected ...

Model portfolio growth up 70%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... groups," Rainmaker executive director of research, Alex Dunnin. "Of the 1003 unique models, 12% are ETF or indexed based, but the big surprise is that only 2% have been identified as being explicitly ESG (environmental, social and governance) based. ...