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Millions of retirees will benefit from QAR

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
The Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) proposals will help an additional two million retirees spend $22.5 billion more and leave $6 billion less in bequests annually by the year 2040. According to data released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Pension fund buys up iconic Aussie vineyards

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
A major Canadian pension fund has acquired 35 vineyards from Australia's largest family-owned wine company, Casella. Through its subsidiary Southern Premium Vineyards (SPV), the Canadian pension fund manager Public Sector Pension Investments (PSP) owns ...

Still potential for dividends growth: Ausbil

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
According to Ausbil, earnings growth will be harder to come by in 2023, however there will still be a possibility to secure dividends despite a slowing economy and rising interest rates. Ausbil active dividend income fund portfolio manager Michael Price ...

AustralianSuper botches major tech upgrade

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
AustralianSuper has recently implemented an upgrade to its member portal and app, but some members can't access or transact on their accounts. Last week, the fund said it had identified that some pension payments hadn't been made correctly due to an ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Research from Aware Super suggests members who access financial advice end up $150,000 better off in retirement compared to those that don't. From a sample of over 100,000 members, some of which received comprehensive advice, Aware Super found those ...

Crescent Wealth misreports indirect costs, breaches regulatory standards

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
Equity Trustees, the trustee of Crescent Wealth Superannuation, has said the fund's estimated costs weren't calculated or disclosed correctly, breaching regulatory standards. The finding follows a review by Equity Trustees, of the fund's ...

Cbus pledges $500m to support Housing Accord

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... committing $500 million to support the construction of new social and affordable homes through the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) as part of the national Housing Accord. Cbus chair Wayne Swan said the fund's commitment to the Housing Accord aligned ...

Super fund board renewals need work: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole says there is "material scope" for improvement in super fund board renewal strategies. In a speech to the AIST Chairs Forum, Cole outlined the regulator's expectation of trustee boards, saying the issue of board governance ...

Bahamian firm joins Future Gen portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
Holowesko Partners has been added to Future Generation's global investment portfolio. Holowesko Partners was founded in 2001 by Bahamas-based Mark Holowesko, who previously served as director, chief investment officer and director of research Franklin ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...