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Super for home deposits could ignite new boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... budget initiative, first home buyers can make additional voluntary contributions to their super and then withdraw that money - enjoying a tax benefit - to contribute to a house deposit. However, the proposal Wilson has advocated for would go further ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Labor promises that superannuation will not be hotly contested in the upcoming federal election, vowing that if it comes to power in 2022 it will not introduce major changes. Shadow minister Stephen Jones pledged more stability and less uncertainty ...

CFS extends SimCorp partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Colonial First State has re-signed with SimCorp to provide back-office support as it overhauls its systems. CFS will migrate its platform and data management to Datacare, SimCorp's cloud-based data management service, after announcing it received a ...

ASIC takes 'ASX Wolf' to court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
ASIC has taken action against Tyson Scholz, who offered his followers share trading tips on social media under the handle 'ASX Wolf'. The regulator filed proceedings in the Federal Court that will seek to restrain Scholz from carrying on any financial ...

Do inflows follow performance?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
A recent study found flows to individual funds do directly follow performance, but there's a catch. Rainmaker analysis of actively managed funds data for the 12 months to September this year shows flows follow performance but there is a lag of about ...

QIC, Sunsuper acquire NZ healthcare asset

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
QIC and Sunsuper have struck a deal to acquire New Zealand's second-largest hospital operator, Evolution Healthcare (Evolution). As one of New Zealand's leading private hospital platforms, Evolution is comprised of a decentralised network of 10 comprehensive ...

One in three crypto owners to switch banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
A survey of Australian cryptocurrency owners, conducted by Visa, has revealed one in three plan to switch banks to one that offers crypto products. The survey of more than 790 financial decision makers across Australia found 33% of crypto owners are ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
New research from the Australia Institute and Quit Nukes shows most major Australian superannuation funds still have holdings in nuclear weapons. Nearly one year since the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) came into force (January ...

Australian Ethical takes stake in boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
Australian Ethical has acquired a stake in the newly launched Sentient Impact Group, a boutique chaired by former NAB chief Andrew Thorburn. Australian Ethical's minority stake comes to $5.2 million, giving it a non-executive seat on Sentient's ...

ClearView uses new anti-money laundering technology

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
ClearView will use Napier technology to fight money laundering activity. The technology will enable ClearView to monitor insights into its customers and identify suspicious behaviour which could be indicative of money laundering more efficiently, while ...