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Funds SA names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The $43 billion public sector fund manager has appointed Matt Kempton as acting chief investment officer following the departure of Richard Friend last month. The fund said at this stage, there is no further detail regarding the recruitment process ...

AustralianSuper bears brunt of complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
AustralianSuper copped the highest number of complaints in the last six months of 2023 totalling 936, which was nearly three times more than other major super funds like Cbus, Australian Retirement Trust (ART), and Aware Super. New data from the Australian ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... Australia board. She has also chaired multiple not-for-profit boards, including Beyond Blue, the Foundation of Young Australians, Australians Investing in Women, Ausfilm, the Australian National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) ...

Super tax concessions cost $54.5bn in lost revenue: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... low incomes because of our current superannuation system. Continuing to provide tax concessions for the wealthiest Australians will soon cost the taxpayer more than the age pension, a complete reversal of what superannuation is designed to do. "It's ...

Equip Super to introduce retirement specialists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... contact the fund to answer questions about superannuation and retirement. Research conducted by Equip Super revealed Australians felt that while they were marketed retirement products, once taking them up they never heard from those funds again. Thee ...

Advisers shoulder massive wealth transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... estimates, as recipients are largely financial illiterate and ill-prepared in managing their inheritance. The $3.5 trillion Australians will inherit by 2050, according to the Productivity Commission, is more likely to be $4.9 trillion based on CoreData ...

Count names brand, experiences head

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... will help drive growth, enhance brand awareness, and increase market share. "One of our highest priorities is giving Australians greater access to valuable accounting and advice services to support their financial well-being. We're investing in our ...

Recession signs: Economic growth has 'ground to a halt'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... power. And the tailwind of pent-up savings on consumer spending has largely run its course." Aird said data shows that Australians have been spending more than was previously expected, though he quipped that much of that spending has been occurring offshore ...

Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been accused of using young Australians as "cannon fodder" in the fight against inflation after it conceded people aged over-65 are spending more, having "made bank" on the back of increased interest rates. Appearing ...

Global X brings US infrastructure ETF to Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
Global X ETFs has launched the Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE) on the ASX, allowing Australians access to the strategy followed by the world's largest US infrastructure development fund. PAVE, which tracks the Indxx US Infrastructure ...