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Showing 61 - 70 of 2005 results for "Plus"

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... amounts. For instance the cost of the R&D Tax Incentive is often measured as the cost of the tax benefit received by claimants plus the cost of administration (by both claimants and the agencies that administer it)," she said. "However this cost doesn't ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... Balanced Trust, and Optimix Wholesale Moderate (Class A); Premiumchoice Retirement Service's MLC Wholesale Inflation Plus - Assertive Portfolio and OnePath Tax Effective Income Trust; and Retirement Portfolio Service's OnePath Wholesale Balanced ...

Aware Super takes 100% of Oak Tree Group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... Tasmania. "We have multiple villages experiencing waitlists which confirms an undersupply in quality units catering for the 55-plus cohort who will represent about 31% of our national population by 2030," Misev said. "Australia's Baby Boomer generation ...

Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... the prior corresponding period. Institutional sales reached $5.4 billion, of which $4.2 billion came from Challenger Index Plus sales. In total, Challenger Life booked sales of $9.7 billion, although steady year on year, was largely driven by record ...

Australian Ethical unveils new moderate fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... grassroots impacts from a financial perspective." As a further benefit, Woods said these types of assets tend to pay cash plus returns. "Cash is paying at a reasonable return; we haven't seen these levels in over a decade," he said. "We're finding ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... to seven 'Sustainable Plus' investment options offered by the Mercer Super Trust. ASIC notes that the Sustainable Plus options were marketed as being are suitable for members who "are deeply committed to sustainability" because they excluded ...

Hejaz debuts Australia's first Islamic pension product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... investment strategy allocates 60% to growth assets and 40% to defensive assets, with an objective of achieving returns of CPI plus 2%. Reflecting on the significance of the industry-first initiative, Hejaz Financial Services co-founder Muzzammil Dhedhy ...

Raiz increases portfolio fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... a 29% fee increase. The account fee stays the same at 0.275% per year. The Custom Portfolios, which has rebranded to Raiz Plus, sees the monthly maintenance fee go up from $4.50 to $5.50 for account balances below $25,000. Over this amount, the fee is ...

New product lead at Equip Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... teams through periods of significant change." In FY23, Equip Super's MySuper option returned 9.83%, while its Growth Plus and Growth options were the top performers on 14% and 12.34% respectively.

Aware Super, Challenger partner for DB solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... members. To help fund the annuity and manage the investment transition, Aware Super has invested in Challenger's Index Plus strategy, in what is said to be the largest annuity buy-in to date in Australia. The policy is to cover 3000 members living ...