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Cromwell appoints head of development

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... development book in Australia estimated at $1 billion based on final completion value. It also has projects underway and in assessment in Europe, including a recent acquisition of a l ogistics park in Italy. "Cromwell has been adding value through proactive ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... letter particularly noted that data and disclosure of net zero transition plans is essential, because it allows grater assessment of sustainability risks. To that end, BlackRock is supporting the move to a single disclosure standard so investors can ...

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... clients' eligibility for the Age Pension. Broadly, foreign assets and income streams are captured in Centrelink's assessment for eligibility, however the treatment can be different depending on the country, so it's best to thoroughly check ...

Challenger welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The investment management firm has appointed a former government secretary as a non-executive director. Heather Smith has 20 years' experience in the Australian public service sector and was previously secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... up, although conditions remain severe due to the impact of the pandemic" and indicated that the BOJ's economic assessment remains unchanged despite the government's latest state of emergency declaration. Hoping for the best, "...the country's ...

Prioritise underperformance over stapling: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... underperforming funds. AIST also pointed out that all fees should be included in performance comparisons. "The annual performance assessment and the YourSuper comparison tool should include administration fees to provide an overall net outcome measure. ...

APRA hands down self-assessment report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... was the increasing cost of regulation. Many also urged APRA to resume its work on improving the transparency on its assessment of costs and benefits of proposed policy changes. APRA assessed itself against six key performance indicators and its ability ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The Fed's final act for the pandemic year 2020 was inaction. At the conclusion of its December FOMC meeting, the US Federal Reserve said: "The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25% and expects it ...

Regulators alert trustees of new obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The financial services and superannuation regulators have expressed their expectations to trustees on the new member outcomes, and product design and distribution obligations. In a letter to trustees co-signed by APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell and ASIC ...

Cbus, Media Super merger progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... late 2021. Cbus chair Steve Bracks said the due diligence process the funds have undertaken provided an independent assessment that the merger is in the best interests of members. "This partnership brings together two strong and aligned industry super ...