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Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics show the industry's total assets increased almost 10% over the past year. Super assets totalled $3.4 trillion at the end of March 2022, a 9.7% increase from the year prior. The total assets ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... learn from the past simply by doing your own research by leveraging off the research of a trusted source such as a research house or your licensee's research infrastructure who hopefully do have some experience with this," he says. "It is important though ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
The Anthony Albanese-led Labor government has been congratulated on its election victory by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. On the morning Albanese was sworn in as the 31 st prime minister ...

Partners Wealth appoints private wealth lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... banks, institutions, and family offices. Most recently, Lally was investment director at Hume Partners, a bespoke investment house backed by the Peter Scanlon Family Office. In this role he managed portfolios totalling more than $1 billion. Prior to ...

Beware super home buyer collateral damage: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... of affordability, ISA chief executive Bernie Dean concluded: "Even those Australians that don't use their super to buy a house will be left tens of thousands of dollars worse off because of the government's scheme." "Not only will throwing super into ...

How AMP plans to bounce back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... part of its plan to be a leader in the retirement space. "Retirement is also a key area where we believe we have the in-house expertise and heritage to be a market leader in providing innovative solutions," George said. "In the coming months we will ...

Risk asset volatility guaranteed: Western Asset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... that increases if rates go up. "Despite the global challenges, we believe that RMBS are better protected now from falls in house prices than prior to the pandemic," Fleming concluded. Notwithstanding optimism in fixed income opportunities, Western Asset ...

Foresters appoints chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... solid track record. His experience spans leading the governance, risk and compliance functions, as well as overseeing an in-house administration and call centre operation, a financial advice business, and a commercial lending business." She added that ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... implementation, Abood believes the Coalition's proposal was interesting and certainly addressed a critical issue for many Australians. House price effects Less compelled by the super home buyer policy, Rainmaker Information identified the fact that most ...

Superannuation not a super solution to housing affordability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... said. "This policy has rightly been rejected by governments on a number of occasions because it would only serve to drive up house prices and rip tens of thousands of dollars out of the retirement savings of working people." Similarly, Paul Keating minced ...