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UniSuper launches fresh brand campaign

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... want to be when they grow up and to picture their ideal retirement. At the end of each, Newton Welsh says 'I hope you have a good super fund', to which his interviewees say, 'I do.' UniSuper head of marketing Leah Mackenzie said it aligns to UniSuper's ...

ClearView Wealth's profit bleeds 22% in HY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
ClearView Wealth's profit took a blow with its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) down 22% to $15.2 million in the six months to 31 December 2024, saying the slump was due to an "aberration" in the claims experience in the first quarter of FY25. ...

The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest Annual productivity bulletin has revealed multifactor productivity growth has been almost non-existent in recent times. The bulletin said a creeping inefficiency and failure to push the boundaries of innovation ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... income solutions," Clarke said. "An account-based pension can't do it all, so therefore, a suite of products is required. "The good news for super funds is that there are more providers than there were four years ago that would be willing to partner ...

UniSuper targets 'missing middle' with new digital advice offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... broader advice sector. "To be relevant and compete for talent in a market that has limited supply, you need to be a very good employer. You need to respect the fiduciary obligations that sit with a professional adviser," he said. "For a super fund, it's ...

ASFA acts to remove First Nations access issues

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... step in ensuring the super system can help all members engage with their fund, complete paperwork efficiently and receive good, consistent service. "We have listened, we have learned, and now we act." She noted the reforms are not a simple task but "we ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... of opportunity is going to cause pressures which lead to higher inflation," he said. "The key question, that no one has a good answer to, is to what extent will technological progress, and in particular, the rise and rise of AI, offset those pressures. ...

Bragg accuses ASIC of secrecy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... opposed to through the courts - the regulator is helping to hide details of super fund failures. "Do you think this is a good approach from the corporate regulator, to be effectively deathly silent about the outcome and the progress of these cases, given ...

Convicted adviser fails to appeal prison sentence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... including Ostrava Equities. As a result, he was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, with nine months to serve, and to be of good behaviour for a period of 18 months upon release pursuant to a recognisance in the amount of $5000, ASIC said. Grimm's ...

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... and anchored by the US." Masters warned investors of the high degree of uncertainty and volatility they face. But there is good news. "We've got used to scenario planning. We're more nimble than we were pre-pandemic, higher for longer interest ...