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Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The $450 threshold, a relic of the superannuation system from 1992 when employers argued it would be too difficult for administrators to pay super on small wages, has finally been scrapped in a win for women - but this is just one small step in addressing ...

Funds need retirement income strategy by July

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
Writing to super fund trustees, ASIC and APRA have confirmed that under the Retirement Income Covenant funds will need a strategy in place by July 2022. Outlining the timeline for implementing the covenant, ASIC and APRA said by 1 July 2022 funds are ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Latest analysis from Rainmaker ...

Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Australian superannuation funds are dropping Russian assets in response to its invasion of Ukraine amid escalating global sanctions against Russia. Yesterday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Jane Hume released a joint statement requesting that ...

New initiative calculates how much Aussies need in retirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Super Consumers Australia has launched a new consultation attempting to calculate exactly how much Australians need to retire in comfort. One of the findings of the Retirement Income Review was that retirees do not confidently spend their retirement ...

Boardroom diversity benefits investors: eToro

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
eToro has launched its new new FemaleLeadership Smart Portfolio, offering investors long-term exposure to companies already exhibiting strong gender equality credentials and awareness. The portfolio, composed of US-listed companies from the existing ...

NZ Super Fund excludes Russian debt, state-owned holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The NZ Super Fund and three other New Zealand institutional investors have excluded Russian sovereign debt and investments in majority state-owned enterprises and will look to divest any current holdings as soon as possible. NZ Super Fund, the Accident ...

MSCI downgrades Russia's ESG rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The global ratings and indices provider has downgraded its ESG Government Rating of Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Russia's rating was downgraded from BBB to B with a negative outlook, and the rating for Belarus was also downgraded from ...

FPA pushes for advice law simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
Heavy-handed regulations puts financial advisers at significant risk of breaching the law, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, which is urging the government to strip out layers of complexity in the latest round of reforms. ...