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Iress inks bond exchange partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... Exchange." Australian Bond Exchange chief executive and managing director Bradley McCosker said that the exchange gives Australians access to opportunities previously reserved for large institutional investors. "Until now most Australians have been unable ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... Productivity Commission. "I'm excited to work for a business that is solving a real problem for an important cohort of Australians - helping Australians be better off in retirement," Rattigan said. Josh Funder, chief executive of Household Capital ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
It is in the best interests of members for the number of superannuation funds serving Australians to be drastically reduced, according to a new report. Management consulting firm Right Lane is calling on high-cost super funds to urgently wed themselves ...

Sole purpose test poses SMSF rent relief issue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
COVID-19 has seen more than half a million Australians lose their jobs and countless businesses shuttered but for SMSF trustee landlords offering rent relief to those facing financial hardship could mean they fail to meet the sole purpose test. Breaching ...

MetLife Australia partners with Foodbank

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
The life insurer and its philanthropic foundation will partner with Foodbank to provide 186,000 meals to Australians from July this year to next summer as COVID-19 increases the demand for food relief. MetLife Australia and MetLife Foundation's donation ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... against property holdings. Taxing the wealthy first always makes good political sense." Rice said it was likely that all Australians will need to pay their share of taxes to help repay "our bloated national debt". "Superannuation is a relatively soft ...

ERS withdrawals surpass $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
Over $10 billion has been withdrawn under the government's Early Release of Super scheme, with 70% paid out by just 10 funds. Over the period from April 20 to May 17, payments that have been made to eligible members have taken an average of 3.3 ...

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
The majority of Australians believed their super fund would protect their retirement savings in the event of a market downturn, according to new research coming out of Russell Investments. Surveying more than 3000 Australians in January this year, the ...

IFM Investors ready to ramp up corporate lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
The industry-super-owned fund manager's credit team has about $500 million to deploy in the year ahead, eyeing opportunities in lending to mid-sized companies that will be forced to refinance after the COVID-19 crisis. IFM's credit team manages about ...

FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... conflated two unrelated issues, using the FASEA bill as a cynical political ploy at the expense of the industry and Australians who need essential financial advice." Labor conflated two unrelated issues, using the FASEA Bill as a cynical political ploy ...