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Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... at the moment, including evaluating putting two of our business credit investments into a listed shell we are in communication with." There are approximately 181 wholesale investors in the IPO Wealth Fund who are currently owed approximately $81.9 million. ...

Super fund appoints strategy lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
An ethical superannuation fund has appointed a chief strategy officer to help steer the fund through its planned transformation. Crescent Wealth has confirmed the appointment of Vanessa Liell to the role of chief strategy officer, bringing more than ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... destruction in its wake - so too has it exposed the collective capabilities of the global economy, the benefits of clear communication, and the power of rapid digitisation. Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo explained that while much of ...

SMSFs to weather the storm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
While hundreds of thousands of Australians remove tens of millions from their superannuation accounts, SMSFs are holding their own. The most recent superannuation statistics released by APRA show there was a decrease of 7.7% in total superannuation ...

COVID-19 poses unique human rights threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... that, conspiracy theories and misinformation have flourished in this environment. Robeco thinks information and communication technology companies could be seeing orders from governments to restrict access and disrupt networks. Zandbergen noted that ...

ING rejigs super offering, closes balanced option

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... to growth assets is too similar to the growth option's allocation of 70% to growth assets," it said in a member communication. Balanced options at superannuation funds have copped advisers' ire in recent months, questioning their high allocations to ...

Complaints abound during COVID-19: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... terms as well as denial of travel insurance claims. Untersteiner urged financial firms to provide early, proactive communication with consumers following an increase in complaints relating to COVID-19. "Many of these complaints result from poor communication ...

Receivers appointed to Mayfair 101 entity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... IPO Wealth Fund. Last week, the borrower (Mayfair 101 Holdings) failed to make two payments. "We have received no communication from the borrower as to why these payments were not made despite a number of attempts to contact them," Vasco said. "In addition ...

Year-long delay for super merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... date changes, the trustee will notify you with updated information," IAG & NRMA Superannuation Fund said in member communication. It is also taking COVID-19 into account. "The trustee is monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on all of the plan's service ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping ...