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Best super, pension fund revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... looking at the cheapest. "Focusing on finding the best value rather than price has allowed us to showcase products going that extra mile for consumers," Money magazine editor-at-large Julia Newbould said. Bendigo Smartstart Super Pension was named best-value ...

HESTA partners with Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
The $56 billion industry superannuation fund for health workers has partnered with Australian Unity to establish a new capital source for the For Purpose, Mutual sector in Australia. HESTA has committed $20 million as a cornerstone investor in Australian ...

CFA Societies adds board members, president

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
CFA Societies Australia has refreshed its boards in Sydney and Melbourne and has appointed a State Super executive as president. Charles Wu has been voted in as president of CFA Society Sydney after holding the position of vice president for over three ...

FASEA reveals October exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
The majority of financial advisers who sat the most recent exam passed, according to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. FASEA has released the most recent exam statistics, which show 76% of advisers passed the October sitting. There ...

Reverse mortgages used to extinguish debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... dent, while 21% purchase a new car. An equal number (18%) of seniors draw on their home equity to fund holidays and have extra income on hand. The use of reverse mortgage loans to payoff existing debt is on the rise, particularly since 2014, RMIT found ...

Kogan execs chase big bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
Online retailer Kogan, which has recently expanded into superannuation, has faced shareholder revolt over the bonuses it wants to pay its executives. Kogan was one of the few businesses to relatively benefit from COVID-19, thanks to an uptick in online ...

Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... job. The study found that flexible work arrangements as a 'must have' employee benefit, followed by professional training, extra personal and carers leave, employee assistance programs and extra paid parental leave. The study also found that 40% of Australians ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... of Â¥112.11 and by 4.4% from the start of 2020. As well as eroding Japan's export competitiveness and becoming an extra drag on growth, the higher yen would put downward pressure on Japan's already very low/negative inflation.

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
News that a COVID-19 vaccine is nigh has injected optimism in the world economies, financial markets and commodity markets, including oil. Oil prices jumped to two-month highs - WTI oil to US$41.36 per barrel; Brent oil to US$43.61 - following reports ...

Masters of Business and Empathy aims to improve on MBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
A new course has launched, called the Masters of Business and Empathy, which aims to improve on the traditional Master of Business Administration (MBA). Small Giants Academy has launched the course, which they say is the first in the world. "We saw ...