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Media Super winds up income investment option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... switch their Income Plus balance to a different option by the end of January next year they will be defaulted into the balanced MySuper option. Pension members will have to notify Media Super of the allocation of their investment options to be drawn ...

Industry fund revamps MySuper offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... members' exposure to growth assets and fees rise. EISS Super is switching its MySuper options from a "conservative balanced" portfolio to a "balanced portfolio". As a result, the option will go from having an asset allocation of 59% growth and 41% ...

Cbus chief opposes default longevity requirements for CIPRs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... expectancy compared to general population and retire earlier with less in super. He said the "need for certainty" must be balanced against the competing needs for adequacy and flexibility. And that trustees are in the best position to manage product ...

ASIC puts trustees on notice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... trustees are expected to help their members understand the impact of the reforms and to make good decisions by "providing balanced and factual communications that include appropriate context about the reforms and tailoring communications to the needs ...

Industry fund implements fee changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... investment fees on some account-based pension options have also changed. Members that will see savings are those in the balanced growth option who will now pay 0.30% p.a. instead of 0.32%; those in Australian shares have seen their fees drop from 0.48% ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... 12 years... It puts us in a position of strength and resilience to face whatever comes at this country," he said. "A balanced budget to me equals sovereignty and self-respect as a nation." Strength, resilience and self-respect -- fresh rationales to ...

Aussie bond fund added to Zenith model portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... seeking exposure to domestic fixed interest and for blending with international fixed interest strategies to produce a more balanced set of investment outcomes." Legg Mason Australia and New Zealand managing director Andy Sowerby said the fund, which ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... Minister Cormann with big smiles on their faces as they announced an A$690 million deficit - roughly 0% of GDP, roughly a balanced budget. But at what price? As I've ranted back in late August : "The classic excuse - government spending (i.e. fiscal ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... limited. As per Wikipedia: "In 2009 Germany's constitution was amended to introduce the Schuldenbremse ("debt brake"), a balanced budget provision. This will apply to both the Federal Government and the Lander (German states). From 2016 onwards the ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... Edwards said on an ASI Panel looking at the investment implications of a superannuation fund merger. "So if you look at a balanced fund -- that's assuming it is 50% equities -- that was a 10 bps hit. Obviously that is a one off." Tasplan recouped ...