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Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... downturns". According to Reuters: "Carstens also said the possible short-term gain of lowering borrowing costs had to be balanced against the potential risks in terms of asset misallocation and asset mispricing and financial stability risks as we move ...

Australians rapidly gaining wealth: Roy Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... about the risks posed by high levels of debt and falling property values, but when we drill down into the data, a more balanced long term picture emerges." She explained the long-term trend is positive despite a marginal decline in household net worth ...

QSuper lowers balanced fund fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Members invested in QSuper's default balanced option will benefit from lower investment fees. In addition to the group insurance policy changes the $72 billion super fund introduced on July 1, investment fee changes have been rolled out. Investment ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... return on average for the year. Do lifecycle products have the potential to produce greater benefits than single strategy, balanced products? Take this short survey here.

Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... geared at them. SMSF investors will have access to six of Hostplus' 23 investment options, including its flagship balanced option and the low-cost index balanced option. The lineup also includes four unlisted options from IFM and Industry Super Property ...

Blue chips hit board diversity target

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... company boards is a long way from equal." ACSI recently called on listed companies to set a timeframe to achieve gender-balanced boards of a 40% (female), 40% (male) and 20% (either gender) mix. If companies are unwilling to set a reasonable timeframe ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... of QSuper Self Invest, the ESG criteria applies to its entire listed equities portfolio across the lifetime, moderate, balanced, aggressive, Australian shares and international shares options. Additionally, QSuper is dropping the eligible minimum age ...

Top performing ESG options revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... UniSuper's Sustainable High Growth option at 9.74%. Further, despite the misconception that ethical options underperform, balanced ESG superannuation options outperformed other balanced options in the 12 months to April 2019. Rainmaker executive ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... in fossil fuels, gambling, weapons and live animal exports. Future Super offers members three investment options. The balanced index option excludes investments that don't meet the fund's ethical requirements and has a 3-4% exposure to renewables ...

Shock win leaves investors worse off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... Federal election now find themselves at a critical junction: to revert to an Australian equity focus or accept a more balanced portfolio that rejects excess franking credit refunds. With polls and betting agencies convinced Labor would win, some began ...