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Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
... precinct for commerce and study, and Tonsley Park, a refurbished 61-hectare manufacturing district. "We've made some progress, but we are not yet where we would like to be," D'Alessandro said. "Statewide Super will always look at opportunities ...

APRA Connect to go live in 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
APRA has recommenced work on its data-collection project, which will go live in September 2021. Web-based platform APRA Connect ultimately replaces Direct to APRA (D2A) as the data collection tool. The test environment will kick off from June 2021. ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
As we farewell a year that many will be glad to see the back of, check out Financial Standard 's most read stories for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the majority of this year's most widely read stories, as unprecedented shutdowns and ...

Cashwerkz appoints chair for Fund Income

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... million in assets was an "exceptional outcome" especially given the go-live date of just yesterday. "I am thrilled with the progress of Fortlake Asset Management to date. Christian's extensive experience positions Fortlake to be the benchmark of Fixed ...

Chief economist update: Fed acts with inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month until substantial further progress has been made toward the Committee's maximum employment and price stability goals." The US central bank continued to warn ...

Regulators alert trustees of new obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The financial services and superannuation regulators have expressed their expectations to trustees on the new member outcomes, and product design and distribution obligations. In a letter to trustees co-signed by APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell and ASIC ...

Cbus, Media Super merger progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The two industry superannuation funds will move on to the next phase of merger preparations, as the smaller of the two confirms the closure of numerous investment options. Cbus and Media Super have announced they are commencing work on a merger plan ...

Vale Martin Heffron

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
Martin Heffron, one of the most respected experts in Australia's self-managed superannuation sector, has passed away suddenly after a brief illness. Heffron, the business that he co-founded with his wife Meg in 1998, sent a note to clients on 11 ...

CBA provides BoCommLife update

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has made progress on exiting life insurance after the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission approved the sale of its stake in BoCommLife. The bank will divest its 37.5% stake in BoCommLife to MS&AD Insurance ...

LaSalle appoints new APAC chief

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... success with Mark and our entire global leadership team. I look forward to helping this transition and observing the progress in the years ahead," he said. Gabbay said he is honoured and excited to become the next chief executive. "Our global platform ...