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Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... year (17% of GDP) - the highest level since WWII - with another £234 billion (10.3% of GDP) forecast for 2022. But he has a plan. Sunak plans "future changes to strengthen public finances" - read, tax rises - the biggest since 1993 - that includes freezing ...

ASIC takes Statewide Super to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... administration error, the organisation self-reported to ASIC, while conducting a forensic examination and developing a remediation plan. Statewide Super has actively sought to cooperate with ASIC at all times." "Statewide Super continues to progress ...

US upbeat on stimulus, vaccination

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... vaccinations, the country will emerge from the coronavirus-induced recession. In the meantime, however, the US$1.9 trillion stimulus plan proposed by President Joe Biden in February will have a critical role to play. Spence told Financial Standard 's ...

AMP launches new intra-fund advice offer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
AMP has launched a new intra-fund financial advice offering focused on retirement. The retirement health check will be available to members of AMP's Super Directions Fund at no additional cost. It is a phone-based service that aims to provide members ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... were $8.3 billion and $7.7 billion for the year. Total benefit payments in the year to December 2020 were $113.3 billion. A Plan For Life analysis shows that $119 billion was withdrawn over 2019 or 9.10% on average. This is higher compared to 2015, which ...

Mercer joins net-zero club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... already established climate change beliefs and scenario analysis over multiple years and is supported by a climate transition plan. "The preparations we have completed across asset classes gives us confidence that we can reduce emissions in our funds ...

Metrics launches NZ fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Metrics Credit Partners has launched a private debt fund for wholesale investors in New Zealand with a target annual return of 3.25% over the RBNZ cash rate. The Metrics Multi-Strategy Private Debt (NZ) Fund marks the Pinnacle boutique's first investment ...

Equipsuper in another merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... greater investment choice and likely lower fees," Lee said. In mid-2020, Equip finalised its merger with the Pitcher Retirement Plan, another corporate fund with $85 million of assets. Prior to that, it entered a major joint venture with Catholic Super ...

State Street loses Fearless Girl replica claim

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
HESTA and Cbus have settled claims brought against them by State Street over the Fearless Girl statue, while Maurice Blackburn scored a win in court last week. State Street Global Advisors Trust Company and its local subsidiary State Street Global Advisors ...

Iress to deliver DDO solution

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
The financial services software company has announced its plans to launch a technological solution to meet the Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO), commencing 5 October 2021. ASIC's RG 274 Product design and distribution obligations aims to ...