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Cbus, Media Super start due diligence

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... executive David Atkins previously served as chief executive of Media Super's predecessor, Just Super. Both funds are good performers, but the merger will be a significant addition in scale for Media Super. On a three-year basis to April end, Cbus's ...

ATO can make cost of advice cheaper: Asher

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... argues financial advice can be made cheaper if the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) provides some of the data necessary for good advice. Asher added that retirement incomes could rise by 15% to 30% if super trustees are forced to at least offer such ...

Melburnians back in the lockup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
All of Metropolitan Melbourne will be back in lockdown before the clock strikes midnight tonight. Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services advises that from 11:59pm, 8 July 2020, Melburnians will only be allowed to leave home for four ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Delaney said. "To arrive at the end of the financial year with a positive result given the turmoil we have seen is a very good outcome for members. "Returns were strong in the first half of the year, and financial markets have been buoyed by the enormous ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... close its borders with its neighbour south of the Murray River for the first time since the Spanish flu of 1919 - something good Australia's way comes. Certainly, Victoria's second wave is a cause for concern for all in this land "girt by sea". ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A Monash University lecturer has pushed the case for a GST holiday, which he argues is the most effective way to generate "maximum economic bang for the government's buck". In an opinion piece for The Conversation, economics lecturer Isaac Gross argued ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Financial Standard he would like to see more funds get on board to help those in more remote communities. "It's a really good sign from the companies who are supporting the platform that they are focused on better outcomes for Indigenous members and ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... in super becoming even more politicised than it is now. "While many superannuation funds will emphasise the importance of good stewardship, they will also highlight the fact that they are not, and should not be in the business of actively managing the ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's secret

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... coronavirus infections in Australia -- as at July 5. Australia registered 8449 infected cases, 254 new ones and 104 deaths. Not a good look when compared with Jacinda Ardern's country (New Zealand) which has only 1533 cases, three new ones and 22 ...

Chief economist update: A tale of two quarters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... from their April lows and the fall in the unemployment from the record high of 14.7% in April to 11.1% in June. So far so good. But the rising cases of infection have prompted some states to defer or rollback re-opening plans - particularly those in ...