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Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... capital allocation. Further to this, life insurance has broader benefits to society, particularly taxpayers. The latest budget showed the government's largest budget item was social security and welfare at 33.9%. Rice Warner research also showed ...

SG Hiscock introduces medical tech fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... government spending to support the industry," he said, noting the patent box tax break announced in the recent federal budget. The fund is particularly attractive to impact investors, Hunter added. "Through its investments in Australian medical technology ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said. Overall, the report said Australia's budget and economy outlook for the next 40 years has been hit by COVID-19 and pre-existing structural trends like ageing population. ...

NZ Super Fund hires asset allocation head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
The Guardians of NZ Superannuation promoted a senior investment strategist to head of asset allocation. Charles Hyde joined the Guardians in 2015 and has since chaired a risk budgeting team and been involved in the 2020 review of the reference portfolio ...

Super funds back carbon startup

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
A new carbon risk management startup backed by Aware Super, Energy Super and Future Super has launched with former AMP chair Catherine Brenner on the board. Emmi will collect and analyse data on carbon emissions to assess businesses' financial risks ...

MAX Award winners crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... retirement is different Integrated Campaign of the Year Aware Super - Rebrand Marketing Campaign of the Year - Consumer Budget Direct - Insurance Solved Marketing Campaign of the Year - Industry Robeco - Climate change campaign Marketing Team of the ...

Government to strengthen FMI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... the RBA and ASIC in respect of FMIs and streamline and clarify certain regulatory powers. The reforms follow the 2021/22 budget which outlined an FMI regulatory reform package and further work undertaken in 2019 by the CFR who had consulted on measures ...

HESTA awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
One of Australia's largest super funds, $60 billion industry fund HESTA, has selected a software-as-a-service platform to manage its finance operations. TechnologyOne was selected by the fund to streamline financial reporting, with the aim of allowing ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... JobKeeper scheme at the end of March and before the Australian Federal Treasury's spending splurge announced in the 2021/22 Budget. This surge in business confidence translated into increased private investment with the National Accounts tracking ...

Family law super reforms released

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... along with removing the $450 monthly income threshold for super contributions, which was recently scrapped in the federal budget. "Superannuation is often the biggest - or only - asset in a relationship. Importantly, this new measure will speed up what ...