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JANA appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... alongside Michael Karagianis. JANA's NFP division is one of the firm's fastest-growing client groups, comprising close to half of its clients by number. New JANA clients in the NFP space include Queensland-based TUH Health Fund and Foundation ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... have implemented tighter social restrictions and state border closures are again in place. Meanwhile, Tasmania is keeping a close eye on things, closing its borders to people travelling from hotspots. Not including the restrictions in other states and ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
By 2040, the government will be spending more on superannuation tax concessions than on the Age Pension, according to the fifth Intergenerational Report released today. The government currently spends about 2% of the GDP on superannuation tax concessions. ...

Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Financial advice regulatory reforms that include establishing one disciplinary body and giving ASIC greater powers over the industry are closer to becoming law. The minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume introduced ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Financial markets widely expected the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to keep current monetary policy settings unchanged at its June monetary policy committee meeting. "The MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.1%... and to maintain ...

Channel Capital adds Cayman director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The Sydney multi-boutique has appointed a director to its Cayman Islands business. Channel Capital Cayman appointed Craig Brenton as a director, focused on governance. Brenton was most recently the head of fund services at Catalyst Fund Administration ...

Cbus invests in NHFIC issues

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
Cbus Super has invested $51 million in two recent funding rounds from the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), taking the fund's total allocation to social and affordable housing to about $140 million. Cbus invested $10 million ...

Citi names head of research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
Citi has appointed a new head of research for Australia and New Zealand. Paul McTaggart takes the post effective immediately, responsible for leading the region's research advisory function and working closely with clients and investors. He will ...

LGIAsuper to rebrand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
As LGIAsuper completes its merger with Energy Super and starts the process of integrating Suncorp's super business into the fund, chief executive Kate Farrar tells Financial Standard there are some big changes ahead. From 1 July 2021, the successor ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Verve Super has launched a gender diversity index and will subsequently change how it allocates members' funds based on how Australian companies perform against the index. The Verve Gender Equality Index selects public Australian companies that ...