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Business leaders recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
A number of prominent business leaders have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours list, including some from QSuper, Macquarie and CareSuper. A number of women made the list this year, many from the business and finance sectors. Grant ...

Commonwealth Super names new chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has named a new chief executive, hiring a former industry fund chief. Damian Hill, who was chief executive of Rest for 12 years, will now lead the $50 billion government fund. His appointment comes as CSC's ...

Senator criticises lazy super system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... government's early release of super scheme. This equates to about $14.5 billion in withdrawals, she said. "That initiative has been working very well, which is a terrible thing to say, as that's 1.78 million stories of financial distress. But ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... the domestic economy starting in the September quarter. More so, given Mighty Mo's recently-announced Homebuilder initiative - A$25,000 grant for homebuilders and renovators - that should support the construction sector and the property market. And ...

FSC calls for SMSF access to infrastructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... the current economic downturn. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the centrepiece of the FSC's report is the ASIIVs initiative to fully utilise Australia's $2.7 trillion pool of retirement. "ASIIVs will allow National Cabinet to turbocharge asset recycling ...

AMP Foundation offers $2m for COVID-19 recovery

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
AMP's corporate philanthropic foundation is offering $2 million in grants for non-profits working to meet COVID-19's challenges in the community. To be eligible, the organisation must have annual income of less than $20 million, derive less than 70% ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... and financial technology Jane Hume said. "This long standing measure, first announced in March 2018, is an important initiative on the journey to improving the quality of advice afforded to hard working Australians and rebuilding confidence in the financial ...

Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... said. "They are doing it particularly tough at the moment and the early release scheme has been a vitally important initiative to help manage through the crisis. "What we're also finding from our analysis is that the early release of super is having ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
As the nation's states and territories gradually reopen, business leaders have been called upon to harness the learnings of the crisis as we move into the next stage of recovery. Flexible working, reduced business travel, worker's rights, board ...

IOOF to provide fee relief to adviser network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
IOOF has announced a new initiative that will see its network of financial advisers offer free financial guidance to local communities until the end of September. IOOF said it is providing fee relief to its advisers to volunteer 60 hours of their time ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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