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Vision Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... 2015 - over five years ago," a spokesperson for Vision Super said. "Premiums have risen across the super industry in the last few years, with members of most funds seeing increases, and some funds more than doubling premiums. Some funds have reduced ...

Aussies lost money due to lack of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Despite Australia living up to its reputation as a lucky country during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians' investments took a bigger hit than their international counterparts - likely due to a lack of financial advice. New research from PIMCO surveyed ...

HESTA partners with Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... managing director Rohan Mead said. "We've seen extraordinary growth in Australia's social impact investment market over the past few years. Much of this growth has come from unlisted assets classes. The sources of investment for these opportunities have ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... resilient in a changing and uncertain world," Yin said. "Local financial market reforms have also continued throughout the past few years, making China more attractive and easier to access for global investors. "While some setbacks are unavoidable, over ...

Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has taken the inauspicious title of being the industry with the largest gender pay gap. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), COVID-19 has had a disproportionate event effect on women, causing a "pink recession". ...

Chief economist update: Australian capex in COVID-19's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... the coronavirus pandemic - and the consequent restrictions and lockdowns and the general uncertainty of doing business - a few aren't certain that the underlying direction in business investment is down. So it was. The September quarter capex report ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... this year. "Aikya's experienced investment team is a global leader when it comes to emerging markets and after just a few months since coming together as Pinnacle's sixteenth investment boutique we are delighted to secure this major mandate," ...

Super tax structure less progressive: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... larger lifetime contributions tax concessions than lower-income earners because on they tend to make larger contributions. "A few stakeholders also proposed reducing the tax advantage on superannuation earnings for people on higher incomes," it said. ...

Kogan execs chase big bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... expanded into superannuation, has faced shareholder revolt over the bonuses it wants to pay its executives. Kogan was one of the few businesses to relatively benefit from COVID-19, thanks to an uptick in online shopping. But its proposed bonuses for ...

Elanor sells mall for $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... for about $68 million in 2015. In 2016, the mall was independently valued at $85.2 million. During its ownership, ERF made a few changes that included replacing Big W with a new ALDI store, and adding a Tong Li supermarket to complement the existing ...