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Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
"I see trees of green, red roses too..." - Louis Armstrong It'll be peculiar to even be humming this immortal classic at a time when covid-19 continues to afflict most of the world. But the way it's going for this land down under, it wouldn't ...

Rice Warner hires former First State deputy chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
First State Super's former deputy chief executive Graeme Arnott is joining Rice Warner as a senior consultant, after leaving the super fund in July. Arnott will join Rice Warner's superannuation team in Sydney. His focus will be on client solutions ...

Boutique to use Equity Trustees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
Spire Capital will use Equity Trustees as the responsible entity for its master fund, moving away from doing it internally following investor demand. The change will come into effect on 18 February 2021. "This change is proposed as a result of key investor ...

Milford makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
Trans-Tasman fund manager Milford Asset Management has grown its team with two key appointments. Marissa Rossi has been appointed head of sustainable investments and Jason Kururangi has been appointed senior analyst in the Australian equities team. ...

AFCA pivots to member experience

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
The Australian Financial Complains Authority (AFCA) is placing a higher emphasis on member experience following an increase in its membership base, two years on from its launch. In its first two years, AFCA's membership has grown to 40,000 members across ...

Praemium board bungle

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
A non-executive director of the platform provider has been forced to step down following an administrative error, while the former Powerwrap chair has been appointed to the board. Claire Willette has stepped down as a non-executive director after her ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
It's quite a delicate balance - akin to the "will it, won't it" speculations on Fed policy decisions BC (before COVID) - but it appears that the dying days of 2020 swing between optimism and pessimism depending on which side of the bed financial ...

Which longevity product yields the highest income?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The report modelled average annual retirement income from three types of longevity products for retirement income. Here's what came out on top. It found allocating 100% of retirement assets to a group self-annuity starting at 67 would yield the best ...

Retirement income failing Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
Creating equitable retirement outcomes in Australian society should be an objective of the retirement income system, but the Retirement Income Review raised concerns about some falling through the gaps. In 2018, the median super balance for Aboriginal ...

Imbalance in generational retirement income: RIR

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The superannuation system encourages Australians to rely on their own savings to fund retirement but the burden on younger generations to fund the Age Pension should not become unsustainable, the Retirement Income Review has stated. The review noted ...