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Pandemic sees boom in voluntary super contributions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Despite the financial hardships many have endured because of global lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, AMP has noted its super members have made more voluntary contributions than usual during the period. AMP reported that analysis of its approximately ...

New trading platform to enter Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
Moomoo has announced it will launch in Australia, its third market after the US and Singapore. The company will position itself locally as a premium online trading platform. It has been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence by ASIC. Moomoo ...

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Industry groups have labelled the APRA heatmaps a wake-up call to consumers about the importance of having their superannuation invested in a well performing fund, though there's still doubts as to the accuracy of the regulator's process. The release ...

Sustainability will send some broke: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Efforts to become more sustainable will challenge many firms and perhaps even bankrupt some, experts from MFS Investment Management have noted. In a new research note, MFS global investment strategist Robert Almeida and research analyst Robert Wilson ...

MySuper heatmap offers few surprises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
The annual MySuper heatmap shows 45% of products delivered returns below benchmark this year but there are few surprises, with most being the same products that failed the performance test. The regulator has also shared which funds came close to failing ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
In another year of lockdowns and uncertainty, Financial Standard 's most read stories show all eyes were on the changing nature of the superannuation sector. Industry consolidation and the Your Future, Your Super performance test underscore the ...

Melinda Howes bids farewell to BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Melinda Howes has finished up as managing director of superannuation at BT, having spent the better part of two decades with the company. Howes departed BT last week for personal reasons, the company confirmed. It is understood Howes has been on carer's ...

ISA releases pre-election wish list

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has released a four-point plan to put members and their future economic security at the forefront of any debates over superannuation policy during the forthcoming election. Noting various discrepancies within the current ...

Wealthy overlook digital experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Wealthy investors tend to shun technology and prefer to keep track of their assets manually, according to Praemium. The survey, conducted with Investment Trends, suggests a minority of high-net-worth investors (11%) access an online digital portal and ...

Domestic bias swells for HNWIs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
Cash, and local equities and property continue to be the preferred asset classes of the rich, according to a new report. High-net-worth individuals' love affair with domestic shares jumped from 56.4% three years ago to 73.4% in 2021, Crestone Wealth ...