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Fund inflows drop sharply: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Calastone insights have found that Australians' investment appetite has cooled markedly in the first quarter of 2022. The quarterly fund flow index from Calastone found that after record inflows to managed equity funds in 2021, the value of new cash ...

Westpac now an open book on pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
Westpac has informed employees they are now free to discuss their salaries with one another, saying it will no longer enforce confidentiality clauses in contracts. Making the announcement yesterday, Westpac said its decision actually dates back to December ...

Thirty-eight super funds face sustainability issues: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
APRA has named the superannuation funds it believes face immediate sustainability issues, with 38 of 78 funds declining on all metrics measured. APRA looked at the three sustainability metrics in the 2021 MySuper and Choice heatmaps; member accounts ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Ahead of the Federal Budget next week, new research shows making childcare more affordable could close the gender gap in superannuation savings. Currently, women retire with almost a third less super than men on average, but a new report from Industry ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
About $1.2 trillion of the total superannuation savings held by Australians belongs to women, with most held by Australian Retirement Trust while Rest has the most female members. Rainmaker Information analysis of super fund information published by ...

Cbus names deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The $68 billion industry super fund has appointed a new deputy chair. Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn has been named in the role, replacing Dave Noonan who stepped down earlier this year. Wawn has been on the board of Cbus since ...

Women's life choices constrained by money stress: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
One in three women don't have enough money saved to allow them to make significant life decisions like changing jobs or changing relationship status, according to new research. The research by Fidelity International surveyed more than 2000 adults ...

Member contributions lift super assets to $3.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
Voluntary member contributions helped push the superannuation asset pool to a new record of $3.5 trillion at the end of 2021. The latest statistics from the prudential regulator shows total superannuation assets grew 14% to $3.47 trillion year on year. ...

SMSFA welcomes ATO adjustments

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
The SMSF Association has welcomed adjustments made by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to align its SMSF performance calculations more closely with the methodology used for APRA-regulated funds. In its 2019-20 SMSF statistical overview report, the ATO ...

BT unveils new brand campaign

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
BT has launched its first brand campaign in over two years, labelled 'the Insightful Experts'. The Insightful Experts campaign is set to launch across print, online and social media, as well as through a partnership with the Nine network. It promotes ...