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BOQ expects to back pay $11m in SG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
The Bank of Queensland has failed to pay several workers their superannuation benefits, in a failure that could potentially blow out to $11 million in back payments. The bank has already accounted for $2.4 million of superannuation owed to employees ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
A biotech company backed by AustralianSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and Statewide Super has developed a new preventative treatment shown to reduce COVID-19 levels by up to 96%. The product, INNA-051, is being developed by Ena Respiratory, and works by stimulating ...

Sunsuper adds long/short to Aussie equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
The industry fund is adding a long/short manager to its Australian equities allocation after sticking with long-only strategies. Sunsuper head of listed markets Greg Barnes said the fund is looking to add what he describes as an "extended alpha" strategy ...

Mawhinney lashes out at regulator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has accused ASIC of a witch hunt, saying a provisional liquidators' report proves M101 Nominees had no "smoking gun" - but the report actually refers to the company's business model as unsustainable. A provisional ...

Low rates put retirees at risk: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Retirees will need to be 100% allocated to equities and greatly elevate their portfolio risk to meet most income needs in the current low yield environment, according to Vanguard. Vanguard's latest research paper titled An enduring solution for ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Financial advisers are increasingly using exchange traded funds (ETFs) over concerns about the cost and performance of actively managed funds, according to VanEck. VanEck's fifth annual smart beta survey revealed 87% of advisers use ETFs in client ...

IFM, Trafigura launch renewable investment company

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
IFM Investors has formed a joint venture with physical commodities trading group Trafigura to launch a new company set to invest in solar, wind and power storage projects globally. Nala Renewables aims to build a portfolio of renewable energy projects ...

Chief economist update: The W in the second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... the Eurozone equity market. The Euro Stoxx-50 index has weakened by 5.3% from its July 2020 rebound peak and is 13.9% in the red this year to date. Markit's forward view is on the ball: "Encouragement comes from a further improvement in companies' ...

No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
The Morrison government has been labelled cruel for considering postponing the legislated rise to the superannuation guarantee by those speaking at the ACTU Emergency Super Summit. Executive director at Per Capita, Emma Dawson said indication that a ...

Watermark LIC seeks restructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
A Watermark-managed LIC is proposing to convert to an unlisted managed fund, as a group of investors seek to replace Geoff Wilson and John Abernethy on its board. The Australian Leaders Fund (ASX: ALF) will seek court and shareholder approval to convert ...