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Aussie investors unhappy with pandemic performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... of 2020. bfinance Australian senior director Frithjof van Zyp said: "The sudden introduction of the super early release scheme will have likely further contributed to superfunds having to rethink their strategic asset allocations." The survey revealed ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
With the much-awaited final report expected to be handed down today, all eyes are on its findings. Here's what Rice Warner and Grattan Institute are expecting from it. A draft of the report was not circulated for stakeholder comment and the review ...

Super fund COVID-19 requirements to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... the regulator to conduct an ongoing assessment of the impact of the coronavirus and the government's early release scheme (ERS) on superannuation licensee and provides insight into member switching, investment options, foreign currency exposure and ...

ERS sees 300,000 repeat applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... some funds. "High volumes of applications are expected for the start of the second tranche of the COVID-19 Early Release Scheme in early July," APRA said. "This may impact the processing time for payments being made by funds." The reason for the influx ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... factor impacting private equity allocation among super funds is liquidity, she said, with the government's early release scheme forcing many to adjust portfolio weightings to more liquid assets, like equities and cash. "APRA data for the March quarter ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... FUM for the offering has lifted as global markets rebounded - despite drawdowns from the government's early release scheme. Raiz Super has seen its FUM lift 2.2% in the past month, and 5.3% over a three-month period. "The June numbers are very encouraging ...

Challenges abound as super poises for COVID-19 recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... heavily in unlisted assets, such as infrastructure and commercial developments, thanks to the government's early release scheme. "We will continue to make allocations to the unlisted sector, but our ability to do more will be somewhat constrained," ...

Super funds face fresh data requirements

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... enable the regulator to conduct an ongoing assessment of the impact of the coronavirus and the government's early release scheme on superannuation licensees. "APRA understands that RSE licensees have been under considerable pressure during the COVID-19 ...

HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... 91,000 HESTA members have withdrawn from their superannuation savings under the Federal Government's early release scheme - the sixth highest among all funds by amount. Just over half of these were aged 24 to 39 years. After the withdrawals, HESTA ...

Australians look to rebuild super: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... this was down from the 24% in April. AMP technical strategy manager John Perri said the government's super early release scheme was still providing critical assistance to thousands of Australians but it was clear that others who had the capacity to make ...