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Tranche 2 is coming before the election: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... ensuring that we have technology-neutral legislation. In short, it is about ensuring that there are more safe doors for people to enter and get financial advice and information."

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... is proposing to cut fund managers' pay if they record a loss or return 10% less than their performance benchmarks. People familiar with the matter said that under the draft plan, fund returns will account for at least half of the weighting in senior ...

Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... deficit ratio this year is 1.7% higher than 2024. We think that is basically enough to support 5% GDP growth," he said. "Most people assume that the tariffs will drag down GDP by about 0.6% to 1.2%. Even if we use the pessimistic assumption that the ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... deliberately underpay staff. SMC data also revealed the federal electorates with the worst unpaid super records by the amount of people underpaid, the worst being Lalor in Victoria, with the percentage of people being underpaid being 29%, with an average ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
MLC Life has recruited a new general manager to help drive growth in the individual life insurance segment. Imran Lalani has been appointed general manager of emerging individual markets. He joins MLC Life Insurance with extensive experience in leadership ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... to be able to quickly and efficiently turn that information into confident data that can be worked with as a key part of people's operations."

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... fund returned 10.5% to members last year, with some funds returning up to 12%. This is real money in the pockets of real people and comes about through prudent investment and management," Delahunty said. "These kinds of returns would simply not be possible ...

NZ council seeks investment manager partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... socially responsible investors. We have agreed to avoid investing in activities that would be regarded as unethical by most people in New Zealand," says Napier City Council mayor Kirsten Wise said. "This was feedback we received loud and clear during ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... different in five years' time. I'm bullish on it," Maloney said. "I think we have to be very clever about the sort of people we're bringing in and the skills we're bringing in, and we're being much more deliberate about that." NGS Super ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... vital that death benefit claims are processed in a timely manner. Delays are likely to cause further pain and anxiety to people who are already suffering from grief, making what is already a difficult time even harder." In response, an AustralianSuper ...