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How to warm up for a 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
Institutional investors need to prepare for what would happen when Australia's temperature hits 50 degrees and analyse the impacts on investments and communities. The impact of a 50-degree day was the subject of a climate risk simulation exercise at ...

Women less confident to retire: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... "There's a whole spectrum of circumstances that mean women aren't on equal footing when it comes to being able to prepare for retirement or to retire well." On average, Australian women earn 13% less than their male counterparts, often work in industries ...

Insignia offloads investment bonds unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... more than 180,000 and estimated funds under management of more than $3.2 billion". "People use investment bonds to prepare for a variety of key life events, such as education, housing, health and aged care, and estate planning and we look forward to ...

abrdn's Jollie outlines next steps

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... all fund managers will survive in this environment." Globally, many funds have already started restructuring as they prepare for further consolidation. Abrdn is one of several mid-sized groups facing a jump in costs and outflows. "Australian firms cannot ...

Super fund satisfaction still poor: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... processes, and poor customer service. Meantime, 34% of members said they don't feel their fund empowers them to plan and prepare for retirement, with those aged 34-45 years being most prominent in this cohort. Of those who had recent contact with their ...

AMP rolls out new North features

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... and Centrelink Asset Test discounts. It includes structure capital in the accumulation phase to help clients better prepare for retirement. North has also made changes to its platform functionality, including a new interface with improved online performance ...

NGS Super names chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... that are delivering value and positive outcomes for their members. Our purpose is to help our members and the world prepare for tomorrow, this drives everything we do from our fund strategy to our investment philosophy and products, to the support and ...

APRA finalises rules for financial crisis readiness

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... stringent requirements. Meanwhile, CPS 900 Resolution Planning requires large or complex APRA-regulated entities to prepare for potential failure. In such events, the plan ensures APRA can resolve issues with "limited" adverse impacts on the community ...

ASIC revises IDR reporting framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "The staged implementation will also allow more time for many smaller firms to prepare for the start of their reporting obligations. This is the next step in the implementation of this important reform that will ...

Kilter Rural launches $500m agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... modeling is lagging what's happening, so it's going faster than we're predicting. Hence, there's a lot to prepare for, but it also provides lots of opportunities. He said Kilter Rural takes a whole of landscape approach, which means both preparing ...