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AMP sees 245% jump in consumer interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... investment options, relationship break up entitlements, COVID-19 stimulus payments, early release of super and back to school subsidies for parents. "While it's undeniable that 2020 was a challenging year, it's encouraging to see that Australians are ...

Childcare costs drag women's nest egg

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... parents pay $5900 per year in out-of-pocket childcare costs - more than the average cost of sending their child to private school. The global pandemic continues to threaten women's progress on gender equality, according to the International Monetary ...

NGS strengthens ESG, ups fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
NGS Super, the $12 billion industry fund for non-government schools, has strengthened the exclusions in its socially responsible investment option and increased fees. The fund notified members that new exclusions will be applied to its Socially Responsible ...

Aware Super eyes another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
Aware Super is exploring the possibility of merging with a 63-year-old industry superannuation fund. Aware Super has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF), looking into whether a merger ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... taken, that we don't do enough to address the pandemic and the public health issues, that we don't get our kids back to school". "There remains tremendous slack in the labor market, and it would take unprecedented job growth to return to full employment ...

Lifecycle products cost members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... goals. "But that's absurd. It will be like telling parents that the first time they will ever see their child's school report is after their child has left year 12," Dunnin said. "If lifecycle products, as a group, don't improve, there's ...

Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... members-first philosophy. The changes include adding four new Life Events: having a dependent child attending primary or secondary school for the first time, first becoming eligible for a carer's allowance, 10 years of continuous LGIAsuper membership ...

TAL continues successful FASEA course

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Life insurer TAL has launched another round of its FASEA exam masterclass, which aims to prep financial advisers for the exam. The masterclass, run through TAL Risk Academy, has proven very popular with TAL noting it is one of the most attended courses ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... freezing of domestic and international activity - due to disruptions in supply chains, social restrictions, business and school lockdowns and cross-border closures. The benchmark index rallied by 50.1% after dropping to an eight-year low on 23 March ...

Super industry to branch out: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... investment capacity to provide access to investments (outside superannuation) for medium term savings such as providing for school fees or home deposits," Rice Warner said. "The funds will invest more outside Australia. Within Australia, there will be ...