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Millennials to reap super reform rewards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... Planned superannuation reforms could net millennials $650,000 extra in retirement, according to Colonial First State. Analysis from the institution shows increases to the superannuation guarantee will boost a 35-year-old's super balance by $86,000. If ...

AUSTRAC to face scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), which has handed out record fines to the big banks, will face new scrutiny from the Senate. Labor Senator Deborah O'Neill'smotion to set up an inquiry into the agency through the Senate ...

SG increase to self-fund retirement

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... underpin Australia's fiscal sustainability by diminishing the reliance on the age pension," McCrea said. Last week, ASFA analysis showed businesses can afford to pay the increase of the Superannuation Guarantee without cutting the wages of employ ...

Industry mixed on YFYS

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... recommendation and the performance benchmarking. "The FSC has been a vocal and long-term advocate for stapling and our analysis shows that having a single superannuation account will save Australian workers up to $1.8 billion in fees over the first three ...

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... fuels. According to a report from Divest NY, the fund has been increasing its investments in coal in recent years, with analysis of its holdings showing acquisitions of coal outpaced its coal stock sales two to one in Q4 of the 2020 calendar year.

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... while effectively managing investment risk. The awards span 21 categories across six major asset class sectors, with analysis conducted by Rainmaker Information. In addition to pitting managers against their peers and examining performance over multiple ...

Bloomberg expands equity indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
... channels," Bloomberg multi-asset index head of product Alan Campbell said. "The combination of our trusted data and expert analysis enables us to deliver unique thematic and factor indices to support any investment strategy." Bloomberg also acquired ...

Cost of group insurance declines

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Despite the spate of superannuation funds increasing the cost of cover, new Rainmaker analysis shows group insurance premiums fell by 7% to a four-year low of $8.7 billion. The research, conducted over 10 years, also revealed that not-for-profit (NFP) ...

Super fee squeeze continues

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
Fifty-six superannuation products dropped their fees in the March quarter, according to Rainmaker Information's analysis of 475 product disclosure statements. Overall, 152 superannuation products updated their PDS's between January and March 2021. Of ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... their mortgage lenders, claiming that LIBOR manipulation made mortgage repayments more expensive. This case was based on analysis showing LIBOR rates rose on the first day of each month between 2000 and 2009. Most adjustable-rate mortgages reset payments ...