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Smart default fund to boost retirement incomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... retirement outcomes for their members, that's what they're paid to do," Bucknell said. "Our technology delivers on the Productivity Commission's finding that well designed life-cycle solutions are better than the single strategy, one-size-fits-all, approach." ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... competition for skilled workers. Countries that can bolster their local workforces will be best positioned to boost productivity and realise their economic potential," McKellar said. The ACCI comprises members from state and territory chambers of commerce ...

Intergenerational transfer hits $1.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... the vast majority of their wealth, as some $1.5 trillion has been passed on to the next generation since 2002, the Productivity Commission finds. In 2018 alone, nearly 90% of the $100 billion transferred was in the form of inheritances passed on following ...

PADUA closes capital raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... imminent that will greatly improve our offering and drive further adviser market share whilst also improving the productivity of PADUA's services divisions." Acorn Capital investment director Matthew Sheehan said the firm liked that PADUA's technology ...

Citi Securities Services, SimCorp sign deal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... will collaborate with Citi's proprietary custody network across 60 markets help clients consolidate data and enhance productivity. The integration between both firms is an extension of Citi's data services offered through its data and analytics platform ...

Government-run super would leave members worse off: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... retirement savings, reveals that said fund could be prone to political interference and conflicts of interest. The Productivity Commission found internationally government-run super funds invest conservatively as few governments can withstand the political ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... back, you're not going to lose them and have to train up someone else, you will get far greater loyalty and better productivity from that employee." She argued businesses should be pressuring the other businesses they work with to align with ethical ...

Australian Ethical makes strategic investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... saying that it will apply venture capital to play a role in solving challenges in health, food, space, and industrial productivity - in line with Australian Ethical's ethical investing ethos. Main Sequence partner Mike Zimmerman said the two parties ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... activity." The survey said the government should seek to address stagnating growth in living standards and weaker productivity growth which existed prior to the pandemic and higher public debt. "Future fiscal strategy should be framed in the context ...

Market momentum to continue: ASI Conference

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... inflation you need strong wage pressure," she said. "We still are yet to see wages increase at a higher rate than productivity growth." Financial Standard is the official media partner of AIST's Super Investment Conference for 2021. Click here to ...