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Bad year for super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Three in four superannuation funds reported negative net earnings last year, after accounting for all expenses and income. About 109 superannuation funds had a negative year, while only 33 had a positive year, according to APRA's fund-level data for ...

Bell Financial Group profits up 44%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Bell Financial Group this morning said its net profit after tax for 2020 increased 44% to $46.7 million for the year ending December. The unaudited results precede the results announcement coming in February. Revenue increased 18% to $299 million. Earnings ...

IFM impersonated in scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
IFM Investors has become the subject of an email scam as it also battles claims it overvalued certain assets. IFM said the email, purporting to be from the company, has been sent to members of the public requesting them to fill out an application form ...

MLC Life appoints executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
MLC Life has appointed a new chief life insurance officer, as Sean McCormack gets ready for a February 26 departure. The role is going to Michael Rogers, who has worked as QSuper's general manager for insurance while it set up its own insurer QInsure. ...

Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Racial and ethnic inequity is a systemic risk that "threatens lives, companies, communities, and our economy", according to one of the largest global fund managers. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) president and chief executive Cyrus Taraporevala ...

Crypto fortune hinges on forgotten password

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
A Bitcoin portfolio worth approximately $280 million could be lost forever, as its owner struggles to remember his password. Stefan Thomas, a developer based in San Francisco, remains unable to access his Bitcoin wallet. He said the incident is "a painful ...

PNG super fund to evict settlers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund claimed victory over a small community which had settled on land owned by the fund more than two decades ago. Bushwara, a community outside of Port Moresby, was issued eviction notices by Nambawan Super ...

Legacy pensions score win

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
The SMSF Association has welcomed a new law that will allow the partial commutation of legacy pensions. The change was announced in the federal government's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO), which was released last December. Retirees with ...

Praemium sees benefits of scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Praemium saw a sharp rise in the December quarter as a result of its acquisition of Powerwrap, showcasing the benefit of increased scale. The platform saw a 69% increase year-on-year in global funds under administration (FUA), lifting the business to ...

ASIC cancels stockbroker AFSL

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Halifax Investment Services nearly two years after it was placed into administration. The cancellation took effect from 8 January 2021 and allows the licence to operate ...