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Vale Martin Heffron

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
Martin Heffron, one of the most respected experts in Australia's self-managed superannuation sector, has passed away suddenly after a brief illness. Heffron, the business that he co-founded with his wife Meg in 1998, sent a note to clients on 11 ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
China has continued to tighten the screws on Australia after formally banning the importation of Australian coal. The reason, or reasons, are immaterial. Beijing could dig up a number of justifications for its most recent diktat the same way it did ...

Industry fund names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
The Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund has appointed a former Link Group general manager and industry fund chief executive to its top job. MIESF has named Katherine Kaspar as its incoming chief executive, following the announcement that Bill ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
The potential fourth pillar of retirement income, accessing household capital, could be the solution to a comfortable retirement, new research shows. The latest research from Heartland Seniors Finance conducted by RMIT University found 90% of senior ...

ASIC explores value for money in default group insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
ASIC has published a new report, aiming to determine whether consumers are receiving value for money in default insurance in superannuation. Report 675 Default insurance in superannuation: Member value for money explores metrics that ASIC said can help ...

Financial services' biggest tax bills revealed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
How much did Challenger, Perpetual, UBS and J.P. Morgan pay in taxes? The Australian Taxation Office has released the latest numbers. The ATO's latest Corporate Tax Transparency report found AMP Limited as the financial institution outside the big ...

Damning Rio report to shake mining industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
The damning report into Rio Tinto's destruction of the Juukan Gorge sacred sites has recommended mining companies completely change the way they do business, with super funds invested in miners already welcoming the findings. On 24 May 2020, Rio Tinto ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
New research has revealed the true cost of a toxic chief executive to a company, indicating that poor culture from the top can permeate an entire organisation. The report, produced by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australian ...

Link unsatisfied with new offer, allows due diligence

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Link Group has responded to the recent takeover proposal from SS&C Technology Holdings, saying it inappropriately values the company but will allow the commencement of due diligence with the hopes of a better offer. As announced on Monday, SS&C Technology ...

ASIC defers portfolio holdings disclosure deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
ASIC has given superannuation funds another year to disclose their portfolio holdings. The regulator has extended the relief, which defers the first reporting day to 31 December 2021. The relief was set to expire on 31 December 2020, requiring trustees ...