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Senate report on YFYS reforms delayed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The senate economic committee's report on Your Future, Your Super reforms has been delayed by a week, as superannuation funds await specifics ahead of the proposed July 1 start date. The senate economics legislation committee, chaired by Liberal senator ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
"Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away..." -Frank Sinatara It didn't happen overnight, but it's happening... now. The Trans-Tasman bubble is here! After more than a year - I recall watching Qantas' chief executive saying it's ...

Delay breach reporting law: AFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers wants to defer the proposed self-reporting of breaches regime amid concerns it will be impossible for small financial advice firms to comply with. The AFA outlined its concerns about Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ keeps policy steady on unsteady outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
If in doubt, remain patient and do nothing. This is the gist of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) policy statement following the conclusion of its April 14 monetary policy meeting. The RBNZ kept the official cash rate unchanged at 0.25% and maintained ...

UniSuper tops MySuper league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
UniSuper topped MySuper tables for the three years to February end, as default options hit their one-year high since COVID-19 started. UniSuper Balanced returned 8.3% p.a. over the three-year period, making it the best performing MySuper option. It ...

Oaktree hires from Challenger

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
A senior institutional business development manager from Challenger has moved to Oaktree as the latter's managing director of marketing for Australia and New Zealand. Brett Penprase will be based in Sydney, and focus on business development and ...

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The chief executive of the UK's Pensions Regulator believes climate change will be more catastrophic to populations' way of life than the COVID-19 pandemic if no action is taken. The comments came as The Pensions Regulator chief executive Charles ...

Spirit Super drops fees after merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Tasplan and MTAA Super's $23 billion merged fund, Spirit Super, has reduced the weekly administration fees for members by 13.4%. Effective today, the administration fees are reducing from $1.50 per week to $1.30 per week. The merged fund has also ...

Unlisted assets deliver modest returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research reveals that MySuper products with high weightings to unlisted assets provide modest returns but contribute lower volatility and higher autocorrelation. Rainmaker's latest RMetric report sought to find out if the performance of MySuper ...

Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Following a cabinet reshuffle, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume will now take on responsibility for women's economic security. Hume's title is now minister for women's economic security, minister ...