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Cbus retirement lead jumps to AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... join AustralianSuper. Jon Sedawie has been appointed principal, retirement product at the country's largest superannuation fund. Sedawie spent nine years at Cbus, most recently as head of retirement. As recently as April, Sedawie took on this new ...

Retirement no longer back of mind: Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... to see more and more Australians taking an interest in their financial future and taking action to boost their superannuation early on in their working life. It's easy to dismiss retirement planning as something to consider after other major life milestones ...

FS Sustainability sets out to find ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... ASX-listed companies in Australia. For the first time, readers of FS Sustainability along with FS Super - The Journal of Superannuation Management and FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning, as well as the broader Australian business ...

Advising through disability implications

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... the acceptance of a total and permanent disability benefit, their first idea is to withdraw the benefit from the superannuation fund," he said. He explained from there it gets a "clip on the tip" and goes straight to the ATO. "In 99.9% of the cases that ...

Super fund reporting requirements 'a dog's breakfast'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has doubled down on overhauling transparency requirements so members can access clearer, more meaningful, and more consistent information about their fund. "Decades of scattergun ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Chant West says the dire consequences of failing the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is outweighing the rewards for passing, causing some funds to make passing the test their primary investment focus. "We are seeing clear evidence of ...

HESTA commits $240m to build-to-rent pipeline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
HESTA has poured $240 million into founding specialist affordable fund manager Super Housing Partnerships (SHP), to focus on developing a pipeline of Victorian build-to-rent apartment projects. SHP will provide institutional investors with access to ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... platform market innovation in the last decade. At a platform preview in Sydney last night, CFS chief executive, superannuation Kelly Power said CFS Edge is in the last sprint of its build and will be tested over the Christmas period for launch in the ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A Frontier Advisors report ' Super in the Economy ' commissioned by ISA says that affordable housing's longer-term leases backed by government guarantee and low vacancy rates will deliver stable long-term returns that are resistant against ...

Super assets decline despite contributions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Total superannuation assets dropped 3.2% in the year to September 30 despite a 12% increase in contributions. APRA's latest statistics show $150.2 billion in contributions were made in the period, which is about 12% higher than the previous corresponding ...