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Cbus, Media Super merger progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The two industry superannuation funds will move on to the next phase of merger preparations, as the smaller of the two confirms the closure of numerous investment options. Cbus and Media Super have announced they are commencing work on a merger plan ...

Retail fund ups premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
A retail superannuation fund will increase premiums on income protection policies from 2021. Living Super, ING's super offering, will up income protection premiums by 23% from 8 January 2021. "Our focus is to provide a great value product with competitive ...

Rest develops ethical option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... industries they would and would not like the option to invest in. They are also being asked what is driving or limiting their interest in responsible investment and how likely they are to invest in such an option. The fund has also asked for feedback ...

UK fund manager eyes Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... who seek strong and differentiated returns in the post-COVID world. "With many markets now back at all-time highs and interest rates at zero, a conventional mix of assets is unlikely to deliver the outcomes that Australian clients need," Higgins said. ...

Government fund awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
A $31.2 billion government fund has selected a new manager for its ethical investment option. ESSSuper, the government fund for emergency services, has appointed Pendal as the sole investment manager for its Ethically Minded option, effective from 11 ...

ISA ramps up campaign against super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... sector. These include; never making retail funds prove how taking in profit through party payments is in the best financial interest of members and excluding the for-profit sector's fees from performance benchmarks. Additionally, it said the reforms ...

360 Capital raises bid for Evans Dixon

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
Tony Pitt's 360 Capital is back with a 13% higher offer for Evans and Partners shareholders, after its October 27 bid was rejected. 360 Capital is now offering the remaining shareholders of EPI 69 cents per share, split as 30 cents per EP1 share and ...

Chief economist update: ECB expands PEPP

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... refinancing operations) "by an additional 12 months, to June 2022... For the period from 24 June 2021 to 23 June 2022, the interest rate on all outstanding TLTRO III operations will remain 50 basis points below the average rate applied in the Eurosystem's ...

UniSuper wins in court judgement on board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... the pool of candidates," a spokesperson for the fund said in a statement. "All UniSuper directors' act in the best interest of our members, regardless of who first nominated them for appointment. The Supreme Court's decision is beneficial for ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
New research has revealed the true cost of a toxic chief executive to a company, indicating that poor culture from the top can permeate an entire organisation. The report, produced by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australian ...