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Agriculture investment under parliament microscope

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The practical barriers to superannuation investment in Australia's agricultural sector are now the subject of a Federal Parliament inquiry. The house standing committee on agriculture and water resources will accept submissions to the inquiry as the ...

Industry fund awards currency mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
A $55 billion profit-for-members fund has awarded a $350 million mandate to a global currency manager. Sunsuper awarded the active currency mandate to Record Currency Management, which the fund hopes will generate risk-adjusted returns using the manager's ...

TAL bolsters mental health capabilities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
TAL has commenced rolling out new mental health coaching programs for staff. The programs - which will be delivered to TAL's frontline claim managers and people leaders - are designed to improve customer and employee mental health. Claims managers will ...

Chief economist update: Onwards and downwards to a recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... Japanese government bond yields higher, nullifying the BOJ's efforts. It appears that in Japan, history really repeats. The hope is that it doesn't repeat the history of its last longest expansion in 1989 - the one which after the end of that ...

Two-tier super system emerging: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... banks' vertically-integrated wealth businesses will see greater pressure placed on some sectors of the industry - we must hope that nothing happens which would run counter to the interest of fund members - and possibly prejudice the ability of funds ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... FY 2019-20 as against the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) of 0.4% of GDP by FY 2020-21 - and from there, the hope is that it'll be surpluses all way as far as the eye can see. But as previous Federal Treasurers would agree, the Budget predictions ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... government's ongoing support for our industry, he added. Prospa co-founder and joint chief executive Beau Bertoli said: "We hope the timeline for implementing an open banking system remains ambitious." While it's great to see the Government's support ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... amounting to A$10.2 billion (0.5% of GDP) from A$7.4 billion (0.4% of GDP) anticipated in the May 2017 Budget papers. The hope, of course, is that the Australian government's generosity would generate a stronger labour market, stronger consumer spending ...

Industry fund simplifies super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
An enhancement to the online member portal of a $2.3 billion industry superannuation fund is making it easier for retirees to access their retirement savings. Once a member of Intrust Super reaches preservation age, a 'Join Pension' option now appears ...

Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... disheartened by what is being revealed. How is it possible in this day and age? We welcome the Banking Royal Commission and hope the outcome will result in a better, more robust system for all Australians. In the meantime, we're aware that many will ...