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Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... the October Budget)," MYEFO said. "The change in the deficit since the 2020-21 Budget has primarily been driven by improvements in the economic outlook, including higher-than-expected receipts and a lower-than-expected number of people receiving the ...

Industry fund renews Link partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... security. The partnership will also provide continued and structured engagement to deliver "rich data provisioning improvements, which are critical to Cbus' strategic and operational objectives". Cbus group executive of member and employer experience ...

Household wealth hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... reason total wealth grew marginally more than average wealth. "The September quarter 2020 financial accounts reflected improvements in the Australian and global financial markets, as well as a partial recovery of the domestic economy in response to government ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... reverse mortgage loan book over a 15-year period and found the most commonly identified purpose for loans is home improvements (43%) followed by payment of existing debt (31%). Around 13% of respondents plan to sell the family home to fund their retirement ...

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... relative to the benchmark. "Many of the largest emerging market economies in Asia have undergone significant structural improvements over the last two decades and these, coupled with high levels of GDP growth, have provided fertile ground for companies ...

ASIC to improve default insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... and factors into consideration when designing default categories, ASIC said, adding that there are vast areas of improvements. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press warned that trustees "may be contravening their legal obligations if they fail to ensure that ...

Westpac enters into court enforceable undertaking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... concerns have been communicated directly to the board and senior management with the clear message that the magnitude of improvements that Westpac needs to deliver requires a deep commitment to change at all levels across the organisation."

Mercer restructures fees, asset allocation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... several high admin fee products. At the time, Bryant told Leigh that the super fund is in the process of implementing improvements. "But certainly your observation around the heat map and the level of the fees is not where we want to be placed, and we ...

New multifamily real estate fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... years) non-recourse US government insured debt. Immediately after the fund's close, Domus plans to make value-add improvements to increase rental income. It will do this before refinancing with low, fixed rate, long term, and non-recourse US government ...

Insurance in super is confusing: Consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... approach. There are also tools that can enhance the experience and generate confidence and understanding." Potential improvements proposed include providing information to members that helps them understand the difference between insurance products on ...