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Three in a row for NSW? MySuper says so

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
If you're undecided as to who to cheer for in tonight's State of Origin opener, a quick look at the MySuper performance of New South Wales and Queensland funds might be of some assistance. Hours out from kick-off at Adelaide Oval, Rainmaker ...

Westpac reaches $1.3bn AUSTRAC deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... Properly report over 19.5 million IFTIs amounting to over $11 billion dollars to AUSTRAC. Pass on information relating to the origin of some of these international funds transfers, and to pass on information about the source of funds to other banks in ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... the fund is heralding significant divestments in the coming year," van de Pol said. Aware Super, formerly known as First State Super, also this week released a statement on climate change. The fund said it is time for investors to act "decisively and ...

ASIC delays RG97 again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
The corporate regulator is delaying RG97 fee and disclosure requirements for two years as a result of COVID-19. ASIC said it is pushing back the timeframe when superannuation funds and managed investment product issuers are required to update their ...

Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
A $52 billion super fund has updated its product disclosure statements to exclude investment in any company that provides services to detention centres. HESTA said the change is part of its responsible investment approach and will come into effect 1 ...

Chief economist update: Escape from Victoria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... But unlike other winters' past, news.com.au writes that: "Thousands of Victorians are reportedly looking to flee the state for good, heading north to Queensland." "According to online removalist platform Muval, 20,000 Victorians have looked at relocating ...

Bezos adds billions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... company faces backlash around security and privacy concerns. Alongside Amazon, Bezos also owns space exploration company Blue Origin and newspaper The Washington Post which he bought for $250 million in 2013. Bezos' ex-wife also saw a surge in her wealth ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... market wouldn't have rung hollow had it not been for the second wave in Victoria - the country's second largest state that accounts for around a quarter of national output. You too, Virginia, would be exclaiming the hallelujah when you see the ...

Disgraced lobbyist charged

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
A disgraced American lobbyist, businessman and movie producer, who was played by actor Kevin Spacey in a movie about his life, has been charged over his role in a fraudulent bitcoin scheme. Jack Abramoff, who in 2006 was sentenced to six years in federal ...

EM winners, losers emerge in COVID-19 struggle

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... themselves." He pointed to tensions between the US and China as a key area of concern. "President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked about the virus's origination in Wuhan and whether China covered it up," Cirami said. "A geopolitical ...