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Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
Two years since AUSTRAC updated its guidance on overcoming identification issues for Indigenous people, there is more work to be done on the superannuation industry front. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... support economic growth (Reuters). Stated China's economy is facing additional downward pressure but Beijing will not let economic growth slip out of reasonable range. Cuts in VAT for manufacturing and other sectors will take effect from 1 April ...

Rejuvenated APRA asserts authority

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
APRA issued a stern warning to super funds to expect a more assertive and demanding prudential regulator that will crack down on underperformance and poor cooperation. But it is being held back by the long-awaited passage of a Bill. Deputy chair Helen ...

New NAB chair seeks to ease shareholders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... one main focus going forward is earning back consumers' trust, adding the enormity of the task is not lost on him. "We have let down our customers. We have let down you, our owners. And we have let down the community. We have also let down our people ...

Sole purpose test divides industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... of worms in that the opportunities now to acquire new members include the ability to give financial reward," Daniel said. "Let's say I'm an 18-year-old kid and I've got $5000 in an account somewhere, and then five super funds promote '$100 gift card ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... RBA, growth in wages have remained stagnant - and that's just for the lucky few, most haven't seen a wage increase (let alone, a 2.3% pay rise) for many, many, many years. These unlucky many have, in effect seen their incomes eroded by inflation ...

Aussies instos join fight against weapons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Australian institutional investors joined a worldwide effort lobbying index providers to remove controversial weapons from global indices. Colonial First State and Vision Super have become signatories to an open letter calling for the exclusion of weapons ...

Sunsuper merges with corporate super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan will merge with Sunsuper. IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan chair David McClatchy told members in a letter that following a review, the trustee concluded the fund could no longer operate as a standalone corporate superannuation ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Larry Fink has told chief executives they must embrace a greater responsibility to help employees navigate retirement, highlighting it as a key challenge to the world's future prosperity. In his annual letter to the chief executives of companies backed ...

Chief economist update: Australian property market slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... i.e., prices have fallen enough to entice buyers. To be sure, all the signs point to weakening prices going forward. I'll let the charts do the talking: Looking at CoreLogic's median dwelling prices data, would-be homebuyers could now purchase ...