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Industry fund pilots cancer wellness program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said: "Our partners and their members have told us that it is often a big adjustment transitioning from the active stage of cancer treatment back into a normal routine. When medical support suddenly ...

Potential windfall to be found in super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... super saver scheme. It's important to note the conditions that apply to the downsizer contribution, Dale said. "One of the big changes this year is the downsizer contribution, which allows individuals aged 65-years plus to make non-concessional contributions ...

New ETF to combat gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... employees overall. UBS Asset Management's head of sustainable and impact investing Michael Baldinger described the ETF as another big step in sustainable and impact investing innovation. "The launch of this new ETF provides investors with a unique opportunity ...

Charter Hall, ISPT boost property portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... proposed development at 405 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Kawana Shoppingworld is located in Buddina on the Sunshine Coast, with a Big W, Woolworths, Coles and Aldi and other retailers. A cinema complex is being added, due for completion in December 2018. ...

Former Perpetual manager moves to advice firm

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... Gamble's appointment was a coup. "Being able to attract Sydney's top talent to come work for a boutique in Newcastle is a big win," he said. "With the current growth trajectory that Infinity is on we felt as if we needed to take our professionalism to ...

An industry fund vision for retirement comfort

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... employees to save more for their retirements. And we knew it was a positive step for financial wellbeing, which can have a big impact on workplace morale and productivity. But I don't think any of us realised how much it was going to increase engagement," ...

Asset test rules hurting retirement savings: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
The SMSF Association is voicing its concerns over changes to the assets test rules for the Age Pension, that is discouraging retirement savings and has other "detrimental" behavioural effects one year on. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney ...

Australian instos included in top infrastructure deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... along with fierce competition for deal opportunities, are making it difficult for managers to effectively deploy capital into big-ticket assets, even as overall deal flow remains robust. "Interest in Asian infrastructure has cooled, however, since the ...

AustralianSuper embraces goals-based advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
Australia's largest superannuation fund is making the switch to goals-based financial advice. Speaking to Financial Standard, AustralianSuper group executive, member experience and advice Shawn Blackmore said the $120 billion fund has started to integrate ...

Sunsuper director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A Sunsuper director has resigned from the board after serving half a term. Teresa Moltoni, who first joined the board in July 2016, will step down to focus on the expansion of her industrial relations consultancy and legal practice, effective January ...