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Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... assessment of the outlook," the minutes read. In the five quarters from September 2021 to December 2022, the Consumer Price Index increased by an average of 1.8% per quarter, marking a higher historical average of 0.6% per quarter since the early 1990s ...

iShares hires APAC markets and investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Goldman Sachs. Joining in May, Nicholas Peach takes the official title of APAC head of markets and investments for iShares and index investments based in Hong Kong. Peach spent almost 17 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently a managing director of equities ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Addressing the Conference of Major Super Funds in Melbourne this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation system is one of the reasons he feels optimistic about the future of the economy, though remained realistic about possible challenges ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... Pinnacle Investment Management, also assigned with a "high uncertainty" rating, is susceptible to fee pressure from low-cost index products as 83% of its FUM is invested in public market assets. Pinnacle's boutiques typically have smaller FUM than standalone ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... effectively manage labour risk, as well as having a positive exposure to value, with a controlled risk budget against a global index. The mandate is for approximately $400 million. First Super manages more than $3.6 billion on behalf of 47,000 members. ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... employers withdrew their offers because candidates had "unrealistic expectations," Jones said. According to the Wage Price Index, Australia experienced its highest growth in a decade of 3.3% in 2022. In the last 18 months, salary has often been presented ...

Unindexed cap forecast to impact 500k people

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
If the government's $3 million superannuation cap is not indexed, it will adversely impact around 500,000 individuals who are currently saving for retirement or have already retired. Financial Services Council (FSC) analysis of ATO data found a ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... thousands of Australians will be affected by this. Though, Dutton didn't directly answer whether the Coalition would index the $3 million in super. In an interview with Sky News, Dutton expressed that he believed that Australians' superannuation ...

Australian dividends surge in 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... an 8.4% rise in global dividends which grew strongly to $1.56 trillion. The asset manager reported in its Global Dividend Index that 88% of companies across the globe raised dividends or held them steady. It also explained after adjusting the US dollar's ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... mandate, it allows ups to continue to provide an overlay on where we see risks emerging." The overall approach of the enhanced index strategy aligns with the super fund's ESG objectives and carbon reduction objectives while acknowledging that "it's ...