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How Cbus is servicing early release requests

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... $56 billion fund is seeing a slowdown in early access requests, as members also start to reverse out of cash. As of Wednesday, Cbus had received 45,700 applications from its members to access their superannuation early as permitted by government's ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... making the crucial improvements needed to restore trust in the sector. The hearings will be spread across Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, with the life insurance sector slated for its time before the committee on Tuesday. The hearings will kick off ...

Calls for super funds, government to collaborate on energy security

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The federal government on Wednesday took advantage of the low oil prices to establish Australia's first sovereign energy reserve, and superannuation funds can help, according to an expert. Energy minister Angus Taylor said the government will buy ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
US stocks ended in a sea of red on Wednesday as bleak economic data and corporate losses shifted what had been an almost eerily optimistic sentiment towards trade over the last few weeks. US markets had made somewhat of a recovery of late, with the ...

IOOF trims operations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... responsibility of the NZ business, IOOF has decided to shut down its local operations, with the lights officially going out on Wednesday. "The divestment of IOOF's business interests in New Zealand reinforces our focus of simplifying the business ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... the UK has seen nearly half of its biggest listed companies scrap dividends, according to Link. Closer home, APRA on Wednesday asked banks to focus on their balance sheets instead of appeasing investors with dividends, and Bank of Queensland already ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... held at 0.25% for at least the next three years," Sivapalan said. "We've observed the RBA buy government bonds and on Wednesday 25 March, also witnessed their purchase of semi-government bonds in scale." For Janus Henderson's fixed interest funds, Sivapalan ...

OneVue marks territory on Sargon sale proceeds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... for the sale proceeds from these businesses, as it looks to recoup about $28 million still owed to it by Sargon. Last Wednesday, Wexted Advisors published their first report to creditors, which OneVue says, has created some confusion over their position ...

Super funds probed on liquidity, rental assistance measures

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... numbers on liquidity, unlisted assets and stimulus measures by April 29. In a letter sent to superannuation funds last Wednesday, Wilson has asked funds to submit answers to 14 questions. The questions cover four key areas: early release of superannuation ...

Melbourne fund tightens redemptions amid COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... daily redemptions to monthly, citing COVID-19 volatility and drawdown. Newgate Capital Partners wrote to investors on Wednesday, informing them of the changes in the Newgate Real Estate and Infrastructure Fund. The fund will continue to be priced and ...