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Wholesale funds recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... finished 2020 with funds under management (FUM) down just 0.1%, recovering almost all the losses experienced as a result of COVID-19, new research from Plan For Life shows. The research revealed wholesale funds grew 5.4% in the December quarter to finish ...

AMP launches super podcast

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... can multiply into big benefits over the years," Owen said. "And, with millions drawing down their super balances during COVID-19, it's never been more important to build knowledge." The podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... 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 Counsell introduced ...

QMV partnerships lead resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... recognition, establishing new markets, services, products and operating locations. Wilcox said: "Having successfully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, with a robust opportunity pipeline and the last of these enterprise strategies now delivered, I believe ...

ESG managed accounts on the rise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... outcomes," Investment Trends chief executive Sarah Brennan said. From the advisers that did use managed account throughout COVID-19, 88% said it both freed up their time and sped up the execution of transactions while 83% said it strengthened their value ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... achieving the inflation target. In the short term, CPI inflation is expected to rise temporarily because of the reversal of some COVID-19-related price reductions. Looking through this, underlying inflation is expected to remain below 2 per cent over ...

Hostplus wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... Office. AUSfund has decided to transfer member accounts with over $6000 to Hostplus after a tender process conducted pre-COVID. It will return the sub-$6000 accounts to the ATO. "We went through a competitive tender process pre-COVID but the SFT [successor ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... reopening, and increased activity related to vaccination distribution." "Vaccination rates are rising, and coronavirus [COVID-19] infections are falling in the region, leading to optimistic outlooks and forecasts for increased business activity." These ...

Spirit Super drops fees after merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... income protection premiums in September 2020 by 7% ahead of the merger. MTAA attributed its February 2021 premium hike to COVID-19 and government reforms, and the February 2020 hike to Putting Members Interests First and Protecting Your Super. T asplan ...

Chief economist update: Chinese manufacturing ramps up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... the back of widening roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine. Then again, China's trade account also benefitted even when covid-19 was eating through the economies of other countries, exporting masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) to them. These ...