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Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... Dion What a difference a year makes, ey? The year 2020 started out disastrous (literally) for the country with Prime Minister Scott Morrison copping flak for "hanging loose" in Hawaii while Australia burned. The bushfires that devastated much of southeastern ...

PYSP reunites $4.3bn of lost super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... 995,000 accounts worth $573 million paid proactively into individuals' bank accounts - a power that only the ATO has," the minister for superannuation, financial services and digital economy Jane Hume said. New data from the ATO shows unclaimed superannuation ...

NZ overhauls regulation of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... all the competence, knowledge and skill standards required under the Code of Conduct." Also commenting, New Zealand's minister of commerce and consumer affairs minister David Clark said: "Financial advice plays an important role in helping New Zealanders ...

WTW wins mandate from NZ government super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... year. "Following the Treasury's Request for Proposal to execute the one-in-five-year statutory review of the GSFA, the Minister of Finance has approved the appointment of Willis Towers Watson to conduct the review," New Zealand Treasury said in a statement. ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... marketing expense and its effectiveness in acquiring new members, claiming other super funds might learn from it. The minister for superannuation, financial services and digital economy Jane Hume has warned that the imminent BFID law will make it harder ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger will go ahead

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... management and 1.4 million members, while QSuper has about $120 billion and 600,000 members. Queensland treasurer and minister for investment Cameron Dick said the government had ensured the interests of fund members would be protected through the merger ...

Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has turned on his former colleagues, Tim Wilson and Andrew Bragg, saying their proposal to give people access to super to spend in the housing market is "just wrong". Speaking with Industry Super Australia chair ...

MetLife appoints former Premier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... Wales (from 2008 to 2009). He has also worked at both the Commonwealth and State (NSW) levels, as policy adviser and minister. In his new role at MetLife Rees will be responsible for working with government and regulators to help MetLife, and its business ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... year, thanks to APRA's heatmap weeding out underperformers. MySuper's assets reached $812.2 billion, up 7.8%. The minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said the balance is a clear indicator of the resilience ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy Forum, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume reiterated the findings of the Retirement Income ...