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Mercer Super to take on corporate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... flagged cost pressures associated with its diminishing size. HESF was established in 1999 as a home for the retirement savings of employees and former employees of GM Holden, but it was closed to new members not long after in September 2003, with new ...

Super members want free advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... the Otivo Superannuation report confirms that we need to be equipped with the ability to make informed decisions about savings, debt, mortgage, and rental stresses, investments and retirement planning," he said. Otivo chair Ian Knox said that legislative ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... road' mentality to retirement. But when the time eventually comes, they're faced with the reality that their existing savings and superannuation balance are insufficient in this economic climate." The ASFA Retirement Standard suggests that retirees need ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... planning business, I knew that there was enough work for everyone," he says. Adele Martin, founder of My Money Buddy and The Savings Squad Podcast, points to Molly Benjamin, founder of the Ladies Finance Club, who joined forces with a financial adviser ...

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... the government's economic and fiscal strategy. "Our responsible budget management means lower deficits, less debt and savings on interest costs. Across our first two budgets, we are returning 87% of tax upgrades to the bottom line," he said. "This is ...

Cbus eyes big deals in new investment blueprint

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... the success of our previous five-year strategy that saw 38% of asset management brought in-house, total investment fee savings of $512 million achieved for members through activities such as internal strategies, external manager renegotiations, and asset ...

Cbus, EISS Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
EISS Super's 17,000 members have combined with Cbus, which now manages more than $80 billion in retirement savings. The completion of the merger comes about 18 months on from the funds signing a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2021. This followed ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... attributable to each member." On the other hand, HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey welcomed the initiative but said that savings should be directed towards helping deliver a fairer and more equitable super system. Aware Super said the budget left low-hanging ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... members who will be retirees. Latest research from Rainmaker reveals that 40% of Australia's $3.5 trillion superannuation savings pool was owned by retirees in June 2022 and this share is projected to approach 70% over the next two decades. This means ...

Mine Super to close Choice option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... will the option that's part of the fund's Lifecycle strategy. Those invested in the option will see their superannuation savings transferred to the fund's Balanced option if they don't make another selection, the fund said. The recent Choice heatmaps ...