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OneVue encourages Iress takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The OneVue board has encouraged shareholders to vote in favour of the takeover proposal put forward by Iress after another shareholder started a campaign against the scheme. In a letter, the OneVue board said it has become aware of recent media coverage ...

MySuper reforms could have downsides

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... sponsors via higher gross returns or lower fees," the research found. Hiring on the basis of performance is problematic too though. The research found past performance had an important influence on the probability of a manager being hired. Moving from ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
Senator Jane Hume has clarified why the government's latest reforms will seek to identify underperforming MySuper products. Hume was speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) event about the Your Super, Your Future package announced as part of ...

Effects of ERS not so bad: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... enforced that criteria and some people may have accessed the scheme that didn't need it and that is a problem. "Again though, it was exceptional circumstances and an exceptional scheme for those who needed it." In addition to talking about super ...

BT head of platforms departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... Kotsopoulos earlier this year, reflecting on her career in financial services and what kept her at BT all these years. "I felt as though I was really helping people and I realised financial health is one of the most important things in life," she said. ...

Aussies want to invest super in property: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
Around half of Australians think property is the most secure and profitable long-term investment, compared with shares, gold, cash and fixed interest, according to new research. The survey found that 41% of Australians would invest their superannuation ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... JobSeeker income support was $34 billion. The $34 billion for the unemployed will not be the largest social security expense, though. The largest expense in social security is assistance to the aged at $77.9 billion. Supporting the elderly was also the ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... 2020-21. The government said the sharp contraction in the June quarter reflected a "pre-existing" slowing in activity, though exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdowns. Further declines are expected in the September quarter as commencements continue to slow ...

Super funds lag on disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... funds publish holdings data; about one quarter of all funds. Of those that do disclose, most are not-for-profit funds, though some retail funds such as Australian Ethical and Future Super are in the mix. However, the extent to which super funds disclose ...

Vanguard to cull institutional mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... superannuation offering, saying both direct members and advisers would be involved in the product's distribution - though it did not comment on its launch timeline. It has since built its superannuation team and gotten an APRA licence. Vanguard's ...