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Consumers looking for reassurance: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... has directly impacted their financial position, with only half saying they have received communication from their superannuation fund. The research looked into behaviour of Australians to understand how the financial services sector can better support ...

Perpetual executive jumps to Xplore

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... years' experience in wealth management, including his expertise in managed discretionary accounts (MDA) and superannuation will be instrumental in supporting our clients across our entire business including our RSE, Aracon Superannuation. "Neil's ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
APRA will not issue a new superannuation licence any time within the next six months, with the prudential regulator keen to avoid the early failure of new super funds at the hands of COVID-19. APRA has suspended the issuance of new licences to budding ...

Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Superannuation funds, including AustralianSuper, Hostplus and Rest, have been slashing the value of their unlisted assets - now Willis Towers Watson is interrogating why. In a new paper, Willis Towers Watson senior investment consultant Nick Kelly said ...

Stimulus is finite: Prime Minister

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... of that lifeline for the next six months, it buys us the next six months." Morrison was also briefly asked about superannuation and said that the idea of freezing the planned increase to the superannuation guarantee had not been raised with him and it ...

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... to 30% in March, Rainmaker analysis shows the investments returns for 15 of Australia's leading not-for-profit superannuation funds weren't nearly as bad. Latest analysis from Rainmaker shows the average investment return for 15 of Australia's not-for-profit ...

Former financial adviser permanently banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... business, pay off his credit card debts and gamble. His clients trusted him with the operation of their self-managed superannuation funds, and in some cases, Gibbs had almost complete control of clients' affairs - enabling him to conduct unauthorised ...

Wholesale property fund revises down valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... activity," GPT chief executive officer Bob Johnston said. The revisions in managed funds across real assets come after superannuation funds like AustralianSuper and Hostplus have adjusted their valuations for such assets post COVID-19. Last week, the ...

No exclusions for frontline workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... cover, charge a higher premium or apply a COVID-19 pandemic risk exclusion," the FSC said. Assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology, Senator Jane Hume, welcomed the announcement. "Our frontline workers are doing ...

Hundreds of thousands flock to early release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... Australian Taxation Office has confirmed over 361,000 Australians have registered their interest to access their superannuation savings early. Speaking to Financial Standard an ATO spokesperson said that while official applications for the COVID-19 early ...