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Global investor confidence suffers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
Global investor confidence has decreased since the start of the year, with large drops in Asia and Europe dragging down the index, according to State Street. The Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 91.9, down 8.9 points from January's revised ...

Possible delay for SG rise: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government has hinted heavily that the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will be delayed as Australians need more capital throughout their working life. Speaking at the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia's National Policy ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
"Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough now..." What's the point of increased transparency and forward guidance in financial markets - the bond market, in this case ...

Aware Super rejigs MySuper option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
The $140 billion superannuation fund is changing its MySuper lifecycle option from two stages to 11. About 85% of Aware Super's accumulation members are in the MySuper lifecycle option. It was one of the first superannuation funds to move its default ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
First Super has announced a new director and associate director commencing their terms on 1 January 2021. Anthony Pavey will join the board as a member representative director. Pavey has worked for Australian paper since 2002 and is currently the on-site ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
The Federal Treasurer is confident that the Retirement Income Covenant will go ahead in mid-2022 despite several issues that need to be ironed out. In addressing the 2021 Council of the Ageing (COTA) National Policy Forum on Retirement Income this morning ...

ACCC merger reforms may impact super industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
The competition watchdog has accelerated merger activity in the superannuation sector in its sights as it becomes increasingly concerned about lack of competition in financial services. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Rod ...

AMP and Ares enter JV

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
After backing out of its bid to acquire AMP, Ares Management has announced it is pursuing a joint venture with AMP and taking control of AMP Capital's private markets business. In the joint venture, Ares will assume the management control of the ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Many companies are housing the ultimate responsibility for ESG with their chief financial officers, says a new report from Accenture. Accenture interviewed about 1517 finance leaders including chief financial officers from around the globe for the seventh ...

Public sector super satisfaction rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Public sector superannuation fund members have come out as the most satisfied across all sectors, according to new research. Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report revealed member satisfaction in public sector funds reached a high ...