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Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Industry Super Australia says recent comments by Liberal MP Tim Wilson that "big super" is locking young Aussies out of the housing market are "scary". Wilson said the fact that first home buyers are unable to access their retirement savings to go towards ...

Count Financial expands national reach

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
Count Financial has announced three new firms have been added to its national network of advice businesses. Plan Protect and YS Financial Planning from Sydney and Financial Stability from Melbourne are the three newest firms in the CountPlus-owned licensee. ...

MMC acquires super fund administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
A boutique superannuation administrator has been acquired by Kiwi firm MMC in a move to expand its presence in Australia. MMC is now the owner of Brisbane-based IFAA Group after it first bought a stake in March 2020 of nearly 50%. The total consideration ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
The Biden administration is putting a $3 trillion infrastructure investment opportunity on the table, which superannuation funds should seize. This is according to Australia's ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos, who flagged that the largest capital ...

ASIC suspends RE licence

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
The corporate regulator has suspended the AFSL of a responsible entity that oversees a property and mortgage fund for breaching several compliance and reporting obligations. The licence of Queensland-based financial services provider Investors Exchange ...

Integrity Life updates product offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The life insurance provider has revealed several changes to its products with a new support package for clients and a multi-cover discount. As of today, lump sum cover includes Integrity's Care Support Package for policyholders who are unable to ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
A wrongful dismissal case brought by a former IOOF employee detailing sexual harassment and gender discrimination among colleagues has once again shone an unwanted spotlight on the financial services industry, calling into question the sector's ...

Industry fund called out over board diversity initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The industry superannuation fund with the highest percentage of women membership has been called out for not prioritising board diversity initiatives in the companies it invests in. Rest, with 1.8 million members of which 60% are women, was grilled ...

Nasdaq proposes diversity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
The major stock exchange has put into motion new rules that will require its companies to have at least one female and one person who identifies as either an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ+ on boards. Nasdaq has filed the proposal with the US Securities ...

EQT wins endowment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
Equity Trustees has won a mandate to manage half the investment portfolio of an endowment fund that supports vulnerable children and families in Australia. The $18 million OzChild endowment fund is committed to improving the lives of at-risk children ...