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Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... 0.8%, the Shanghai composite gave up 1.5% and the Hang Seng index plunged by 2.0% -- in contagion fears. According to The Guardian: "China confirmed 291 cases of infected patients in an update on Tuesday. There have also been reports of cases in Thailand ...

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Australia's sovereign wealth fund returned 1.9% in the three months to September, taking its ten-year return from 10.4% per annum at end of last quarter to 10%. The fund's assets under management grew by $3.1 billion in the quarter. Asset allocation ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... review. Former International Monetary Fund executive director Michael Callaghan will chair the review, with Future Fund guardian Carolyn Kay also on the panel. In its terms of reference the government said it was important that the system allowed Australians ...

Suncorp pays $1.4m remediation bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
Suncorp Life and Superannuation has remediated more than 4000 Guardian Advice clients for poor financial advice. ASIC today confirmed Suncorp has completed the remediation program for more than 4000 GuardianFP clients, paying out a total of $1.431 million. ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
A $72 billion superannuation fund is introducing a number of changes to its group insurance policies, as well as its products and investment options in line with the Protecting Your Super reforms. QSuper is making changes to income protection waiting ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Hot on the heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian ...

New head of retail at Pinnacle

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... business. Prior to joining Morningstar Australia in 2014, he worked with The Trust Company (of Australia) and New Zealand's Guardian Trust for eight years and with ING businesses in Australia and Malaysia for the decade before that. Jajoo replaces Adrian ...

Rainmaker Group acquires Money magazine

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... editor of Financial Standard for two years, having joined as a journalist in 2015. Prior to this he was at the Mudgee Guardian for five years, covering mining and viticulture. As a result of the change, Financial Standard will welcome a new editor in ...

Super a money laundering target: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Australia's money laundering watchdog is warning superannuation funds they are serious targets for financial criminals, and provided advice on how to avoid getting stung. AUSTRAC released a guidance paper to the superannuation sector, outlining the ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... deal because she would lose by a huge margin. Latest reports suggest the PM will return to MPs before 21-Jan for a vote (Guardian)." May's planning to meet with EU leaders in Brussels later this week (although I don't know what else could be ...