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Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Green shoots are appearing in the Eurozone just in time for spring. Eurostat reports its preliminary estimates show the single-currency region's GDP increased by 0.4% in the March 2019 quarter - better than market expectations for a 0.3% gain - ...

Lax regulation worsens lost super benefits: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
Industry Super Australia is calling on major political parties ahead of the upcoming election to fix the Superannuation Guarantee loopholes costing workers $5.94 billion in super entitlements. A new report compiled by ISA citing 2016-17 financial year ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
One-in-four superannuation products have achieved Rainmaker's AAA quality benchmarks this year, the majority of which are provided by not-for-profit funds. Following an in-depth assessment of 750 superannuation products, only 174 or 23.2% received ...

Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
A funny thing happened along the way to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) scheduled monetary policy meeting on May 7 and ahead of the May 18 Federal Election. While the slowing momentum in Australia's economic and survey indicators, and ...

What will super funds get from the ASX CHESS replacement?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
As the ASX ticks along in switching from its legacy settlement service to a blockchain based solution, how will Australia's $2.8 trillion pool of superannuation assets benefit? That's a question ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens addressed ...

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
The US Federal Reserve just concluded its April 30 - May 1 FOMC meeting and decided it best to do nothing but reaffirm its policy of patience, as you, I and Irene expected. "Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum ...

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
Brandywine Global has won a $100 million debt mandate from a $12 billion industry superannuation fund. LGIAsuper appointed the Legg Mason affiliate to manage an emerging market debt portfolio via the Brandywine Global Sovereign Credit Fund. Launched ...

Industry funds announce $26bn joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Two industry superannuation funds have announced a joint venture that will create a $26 billion entity, aimed at delivering scale benefits to their combined 150,000 members. Equipsuper and Catholic Super have signed a memorandum of understanding to ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Money talks, prayers walk. This appears to be the overriding theme in the upcoming May 13 mid-term elections in the Philippines where "foul-mouthed and murderous" president Rodrigo Duterte's preferred senatorial and congressional candidates lead ...

Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
In its third iteration, challenger superannuation offering Human Super will relaunch under a new name, almost two years after its initial attempt to enter the market. Human Super - a superannuation product designed specifically for women - will relaunch ...