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CFS unveils new leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Colonial First State unveiled a new leadership team to help transform the business, which includes the appointment of a chief executive for CFS Superannuation. General manager of product Kelly Power has been promoted to chief executive for CFS Superannuation ...

Superannuation complaints down 31%: AFCA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Member complaints about superannuation to AFCA fell 31% in the year ending 30 June 2021, after a spike in FY20 stemming from the early release of superannuation allowed during the pandemic. AFCA did not provide a breakdown of complaint types for superannuation ...

AustralianSuper posts best year yet

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
The $225 billion super fund's balanced option returned 20.43% in the year ending June 30, making it its best financial year returns since its start in 2006. AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the FY21 returns of 20.43% were ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Australian economic and survey releases over the past week continued to paint a picture of a strengthening recovery. However, the rosy results preceded the outbreak of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The number of women holding board positions in ASX 200 companies has increased but there is still a way to go with women holding chair roles, new research shows. The latest data from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) revealed women ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
According to research from Knight Frank, it's never been a better time to be a property developer or real estate agent catering to the needs of the super-rich. Demand for prime residential properties in Australia is at an all-time high, and Knight Frank ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The Foreign Investment Review Board's (FIRB) 2019-20 annual report shows that just like Australians, foreigners are also in love with our local property market. The FIRB approved a total of 7496 applications for the purchase of commercial and residential ...

Adviser ETF use grows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Financial advisers have increased their adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as demand for access to specific markets surges, new research shows. The latest BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report revealed 75% of Australian advisers are now using ...

UK pension funds pushed to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK pension sector is experiencing similar pressure to that being felt by Australia's super funds, with the pensions regulator asking defined contribution (DC) funds with less than £5 billion in assets being urged to merge. In September last ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The upward revision to Japan's March quarter GDP growth - to an annualised rate of 3.9% (from the preliminary estimate of 5.1%) - provides cold comfort to an economy that remains stuck in a rut and continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. ...