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Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
The peak bodies representing financial advisers have taken similar positions on the Government's latest round of superannuation reforms. In submissions to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Putting Members' Interests First Bill ...

Government reduces deeming rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... debentures, listed shares and securities, and some income streams. In June, the Reserve Bank of Australia made the first round of rate cuts from 1.5% to 1.25%. It immediately followed with another cut in July, slashing the official cash rate to 1%. The ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... answer is for Australia's retirement income players to come together and develop end-to-end solutions because another round of government consultation is unlikely to come up with fresh thinking that would result in a substantially different approach ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Investment options managed according to socially responsible, ethical or sustainability principles tend to outperform in the short-term, new superannuation research shows. Rainmaker's latest Roundup report, which analysed 139 multi-manager, strategic ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
Sovereign investment portfolios around the world have gone back to holding the largest chunks of their assets in fixed income after concerns about volatility in equities markets, says Invesco. Globally, sovereign investors increased their fixed income ...

GROW Super unveils admin platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Mathew Keeley. The blockchain-enabled technology was launched following the completion of a $17 million Series C funding round. Citi, R3 and Greenstone Financial Services are some of the investors backing the platform. GROW Super chief executive Josh ...

Advice affordability a growing concern

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
Latest research from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are becoming increasingly concerned with how to provide affordable advice. Investment Trends' 2019 Planner Technology Report revealed more advisers are struggling to provide affordable ...

Future Fund backs tech startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... looking to deploy its products in the industrial sector. California's Everactive raised $30 million in a recent funding round, of which Future Fund was the lead investor. Other investors include Blue Bear Capital, ABB Technology Ventures, New Enterprise ...

Super fund reinforces savings with timber, agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... reflects several trends, including consumer interest in healthy food, borrowing food ideas from other cultures, and year-round demand for seasonal produce," Rundle said. "Over the past 10 years, LGIAsuper's alternative investments, including our agricultural ...

Intrust launches micro-saving app

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
Intrust Super is helping members save for a house and more for retirement by launching micro-contribution tool SuperCents. SuperCents connects members' everyday banking accounts to their super to help top-up contributions. The technology behind the ...