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Hostplus delivers 21.3% to members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
The industry superannuation fund has delivered 21.32% per annum for its MySuper members, the majority of which are invested in this option. The $68 billion Hostplus said the result for its MySuper (Balanced) option is its "best-ever single-year performance" ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... advisers believe that COVID-19 has increased public awareness of their mortality and the need for life insurance. The majority (73%) of advised clients would think to call their advisers immediately in the event of an illness or accident, while nearly ...

ASIC announces advice affordability findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... its findings this month under Consultation Paper 332 Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers (CP 332). The majority of the 466 respondents, who took part during consultations in November 2020 and then again in April 2021, said they want to ...

Vision Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... supports workers, through their working lives as they save for retirement to achieve the best possible outcomes - and the majority of those members are women." Darmanin was previously a trustee director of HESTA from 2013 to 2017. She was first elected ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... corporate bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £20 billion. The Committee voted by a majority of 8-1... to continue with its existing programme of UK government bond purchases... maintaining the target for the stock ...

CountPlus acquisitions boost revenue by $9.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... provides a growth path and opportunity to become a major provider of outsourced paraplanning services, Rowe said. The majority of the group's advisers (85%) have passed the FASEA exam. "The remaining advisers have either sat the FASEA exam in May ...

AFA defends industry against Labor attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... unreasonable and is doing too much damage to the financial advice profession. Enough is enough. It must stop." "The vast majority of financial advisers always work in the best interests of their clients. The entire profession should not be judged based ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... powder held by fund managers across the region also sits at a record of $584.6 billion (US$446bn) as of April 2021. The majority (77%) of this capital ready for deployment is held by private equity and venture capital fund managers in the region, followed ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... superannuation sector. He is the founding director of Fund Executives Association and served as deputy chair for the majority of his 20-year tenure. Farrugia held the Catholic Super role for 30 years and is a fellow of both the Association of Superannuation ...

Schroders Capital adds private assets unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... real estate, infrastructure, insurance-linked securities and impact investment manager BlueOrchard, which the firm has a majority stake in. In Australia, the local private debt and private equity teams will move under the Schroders Capital umbrella. ...