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Retirees freed from legacy products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... security settings will be the key factor in consumers and their financial advisers in determining whether to take up the scheme," Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said. Flexi-pension products offered by any provider and lifetime ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
After the shock of the Early Release of Superannuation scheme's COVID-19 amendment, the superannuation sector can breathe a sigh of relief that government hasn't introduced a mechanism to allow members to divert their super savings into a deposit on ...

Dexus to acquire APN Property Group

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... acquire all of APN Group's stapled securities in a bid that values the latter at about $320 million. The two have entered a scheme implementation deed. Dexus will pay 91.5 cents per APN stapled security in cash. This is 50% higher than APN's last traded ...

Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... A newly released paper from KPMG recommended that SG contributions should be included in the Commonwealth Paid Parental Scheme so as to combat the widening super gender gap. Excluding SG from paid parental leave exacerbates the savings gap between men ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Australians to contribute more to their super as one of its budget initiatives, this is being referred to as the Downsizer Scheme. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) was quick to throw its weight behind this move. "The removal ...

Budget to boost home ownership rates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... announced a raft of measures aimed at increasing home ownership levels, including the expansion of the First Home Super Saver Scheme. The government is increasing the maximum amount of voluntary contributions that can be released under the FHSS from ...

WTW launches working group

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
Willis Towers Watson has launched a working group that actively seeks opportunities in the public-private equity space. Established in March, one focus area for the working group is the potential for a new type of passive or beta offering within private ...

Mainstream bidding heats up

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... increased its bid to $2.56 per share for 100% of Mainstream shares. As such, Mainstream supports the further revised SS&C scheme and has terminated discussions with Apex. The directors of Mainstream unanimously recommend shareholders vote in favour of ...

Former adviser cops eight-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... pleaded guilty for dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception for his role in an illegal retail superannuation scheme. Saad pleaded guilty to one count of obtaining financial advantage by deception and one count of attempting to obtain financial ...

KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
KPMG says SG contributions should be included in the Commonwealth Paid Parental Scheme, among three recommendations to level the gender gap in the workforce. Its recently published paper Towards a more equal sharing of work says since the 1970s, the ...