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Pain ahead for super trustees on unlisted valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... advice from external valuers and investment managers. In August 2020, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics public hearing questioned APRA's Wayne Byres and Helen Rowell on what the regulator was doing to monitor the revaluations. ...

Economic recap: Week to September 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its "National Accounts" report for the June 2021 quarter, and it was good... nay, it was great! The report showed the economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.7% in the second quarter of the year, taking ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference, a panel of economic experts shared very different views on the outlook for inflation. J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief market strategist Karen Ward argued ...

Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
All talk and still no taper (yet). Along with the declaration of "mission accomplished" in the planet's war against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fed's annual Kansas City Fed's Jackson Hole symposium is the most widely anticipated event of ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
The continued spread of the Delta variant in most parts of the world - even in New Zealand despite being locked down after only one case - and reduced vaccine efficacy - as demonstrated by the rise in infections in Israel (one of the very first country ...

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The June quarter saw wages rise a measly 0.4%, lower than the growth of the previous two quarters. "The June quarter saw the rate of growth in hourly earnings ease to 0.4%, following two quarters of 0.6% wage growth. The rate of growth over the quarter ...

Accountants warn of lockdown cost

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
An Australian-first survey of accountants asking for their views on the economic impact of COVID-19 has revealed a pessimistic outlook. Nearly half of surveyed accountants are "fairly" or "extremely" worried about the state of the Australian economy ...

Fiducian's FUA inches to $4bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... million rose 16% year on year. Fiducian Superannuation Service chair Drew Vaughn recently told a Standing Committee on Economics that the super offering operates as a platform for private investment funds. "We do not have any affiliation with any employer ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
The Delta variant and its seeming immunity to lockdowns and extended lockdowns continue to dominate attention in Australia. Last week, the state of New South Wales (NSW) announced stricter and broader (into regions) of restrictions; the Australian Capital ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... consolidation in the super sector, thereby creating mega funds. Speaking with Financial Standard recently, Standing Committee on Economics chair and MP Tim Wilson specifically named NFP funds AustralianSuper, Cbus and Hostplus among the funds the committee ...