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Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... diversify investments," Hume said. "This is something for trustees to think about as the industry may be on the cusp of a round of mergers." Hume is pushing for smaller industry funds to forego the traditional wisdom, and instead look to create more ...

Super funds called out over liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... inconsistent with evidence provided to the committee during its ongoing review of the superannuation sector. "In the last round of hearings, the superannuation sector dismissed the committee's concerns about liquidity associated with the structure ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
Latest surveys show an improvement in Australian consumer and business confidence despite concerns over the impact of the bushfires, floods and the coronavirus. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 2.3% to 95.5 in February ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum, Grattan Institute budget policy and institutional reform program director Danielle Wood explained the much touted federal government surplus may not be all it was cracked up to be. Wood focused ...

Lowe snaps back at critics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
RBA governor Philip Lowe has rejected concerns that the bank's decision to cut interest rates last year dented consumer confidence and impacted weak consumer growth. Speaking at the National Press Club, Lowe said that while he understands having rates ...

Frydenberg takes RC super advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... requirements enhancing the existing ongoing fee arrangement provisions, which the government is also acting on through this round of new legislation. Additionally, the government will ban the hawking of super products, formally adjust APRA and ASIC's ...

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... regulated entities, it would wait until the FAR was implemented for prudentially regulated entities before launching another round of consultation to determine how solely ASIC regulated entities would be brought into the regime, and the responsibilities ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... Strawman.com's Andrew Page told Financial Standard the "7000" figure is arbitrary. "Why is it significant other than it being a round number?" he said. "I think people go wrong by inferring that this number will indicate the next big move for the ...

Most traded stocks, ETFs of 2019 revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
Saxo Markets has shared the most traded stocks and ETFs amongst its Australian clients in 2019 - with Vanguard coming out on top. When it came to the most traded ETFs by Saxo clients, Vanguard's Australian Shares Index ETF proved the most popular amongst ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... and Royal Commission final reports at the beginning of the year set in motion a wave of change unmatched by any previous round of policy changes. Consolidation was the buzzword of the year, with many super funds - some expected, some surprises - committing ...