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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank establishes new super trustee

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
The trustee and issuer of Bendigo SmartStart Super and Bendigo SmartStart Pension has changed from Sandhurst to the newly created Bendigo Superannuation. Bendigo Super is a new subsidiary company of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank with the purpose of being ...

Non-negotiables for recruiting in the new normal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
The wealth management industry is not immune to the great resignation, but there are ways to avoid being hit too hard, Super Recruiters says. The recruitment agency said that while many wealth management organisations are striving to get back to the ...

MLC Life Insurance joins forces with Insignia Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
The new claims experience will provide members with greater choice in how they lodge and track their claim. It will also enable submissions to be assessed sooner. From today, MLC MasterKey and Plum Super members insured by MLC Life Insurance will be ...

Hostplus tops super ranks to March

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
With an 11.7% return for the year ending March 31, Hostplus' Balanced option ranked first in Rainmaker's latest super performance tables. This same Hostplus option ranks fifth over three years to March 31. Coming in second was Christian Super - My Ethical ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
An ACTU report has blasted the Coalition government for the consistent entrenchment of low wage growth. The Morrison missing in action on wages report shows that over the entire term of the Morrison government, real wages have fallen by 2.3%. This is ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
Just over two weeks before the federal election, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will make a decision on interest rates which could have huge political implications. At present, underlying inflation is well above the RBA's target band and most economists ...

LGIAsuper reduces fees, adds indexed option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
As it prepares to expand its menu, LGIAsuper has reduced fees across most of its investment options, including by more than 30% for MySuper members. Effective March 31, the total of investment and administration fees have been reduced across LGIAsuper's ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
The latest data from Investment Trends shows yield expectations among equities investors are at a 15-month low and concerns over rising inflation and likely increases to interest rates are growing. A survey of active investors in March reveals greater ...

Practifi expands its Australian footprint

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
The Australian financial advice technology firm has announced plans to expand further into the local market following great success in the US. Since completing its $24 million 'Series B' investment led by US based venture capital firm Updata Partners ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... the year-on-year increases to food prices were the largest in more than 10 years. The question is now whether the RBA will opt to raise rates in May, specifically next week. J.P. Morgan Asset Management global market strategist Kerry Craig says it's ...