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Media Super winds up income investment option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
The $6.2 billion superannuation fund Media Super has issued a notice to members notifying them that its Income Plus investment option will close effective 5 February 2019. The fund said the ongoing low bond yield environment has put performance of its ...

Remediation bill tops $10b: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
ASIC said its current tally for remediation provisioning is now "well above" $10 billion, but only $660 million has been returned to 1.2 million consumers. Speaking at the FINSIA: The Regulators 2019 conference, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

AustralianSuper appoints regional head for US

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
The $170 billion superannuation fund has named its regional head of US, as it gears up to open an office in New York. Susan Alexander will lead the new office, the opening of which AustralianSuper has flagged previously. Alexander is a long-time AustralianSuper ...

Waiting periods cost 214% on premiums: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Premiums on income protection can be up to 214% higher if a member is defaulted into a shorter waiting period, research presented at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum shows. Presenting at the forum yesterday, Rainmaker head ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

Rapid pace of regulatory change to continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
APRA's executive general manager Suzanne Smith said superannuation funds should expect the pace of regulatory change to continue into 2020 as she addressed the 2019 ASFA conference in Melbourne. Using her speech to reflect on the changes experienced ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
RBA rate cut expectations strengthened after the release of worse-than-expected Australian labour market report. Duh! If financial markets were waiting for the jobs report to raise the odds of another Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate reduction ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
APRA's superannuation heat map will not feature any means for demonstrating high performance across any of the system's metrics, the regulator has revealed. APRA outlined its superannuation heat map at the 2019 ASFA Conference in Melbourne this ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
The current climate is pushing the importance of asset allocation to the forefront of building robust portfolios, prompting investment experts to think outside the box of traditional assets. Karren Vergara writes. The importance of making the right ...