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Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... dependent on also implementing other recommendations to increase housing supply, such as incentive payments to state and local governments to encourage the adoption of better planning and property administration policies. "Otherwise, an increase in households' ...

Former Hostplus investors tapped for VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... grow and succeed and ultimately exit." The VSCF is a fund of funds aimed at enabling more startups to scale by investing in local VC funds. Once V-Ignite hits its $60 million target, the VSCF will then invest in VC Funds Limited Partnerships and Victorian-based ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... pension assets to GDP, overtaking Canada. The Netherlands has the highest ratio at 213% while Australia's comes in at 172% (local currency). "This ratio reflects a number of factors from market valuations and allocations to pensions inflows - but captures ...

Vision Super adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... 15 years. She replaces Geoff Lake, who has served on the board for 12 years. Vaidyanath said her passion for local government and community is a great fit for Vision Super's history and values. "Vision Super's roots in the local government sector ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... reopen, the global war for talent means we will be in fierce competition for skilled workers. Countries that can bolster their local workforces will be best positioned to boost productivity and realise their economic potential," McKellar said. The ACCI ...

Largest asset owners grow: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... Also ranking in the top 100 are AustralianSuper (46), Aware Super (63), QIC (75), TCorp (76) and QSuper (96). Of all the local funds, AustralianSuper was the only one to see its ranking slide, having ranked 43 rd last year. Meanwhile, Aware Super moved ...

BlackRock Australia expands client distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... client distribution team based in Melbourne, where she will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with local sovereign wealth funds, government agencies and superannuation funds. Ortega joins from J.P. Morgan's London office ...

Active Super adds board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... Super's board on December 5 as an employer-nominated director. He will be one of three directors nominated by Local Government NSW. In addition to his role as councillor, Hagarty is chair of the Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre and director ...

Australian corporate bond overhaul

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... focussed on reform to remove barriers to corporate bond issuance and investment in Australia with the goal of growing the local corporate bond market. "It is the hope of this committee that the government will commence implementing recommendations as ...

Active Super revamps digital experience

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... home screen. "Our decision to rebrand as Active Super in May was part of a broader ambition to transform Local Government Super into a modern, mobile-first digital enterprise," Active Super chief digital and marketing officer Chantal Walker said. "This ...