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Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... may only be drawing on 5-20% of their capital in the first few years of retirement. The rest will be invested for over a decade, so missing out on the extra long-term returns from putting some of that investment at risk of volatility can reduce the amount ...

Ad hoc changes to super scare self-funded retirees: ASA

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has noted several issues it has with the government's super tax concessions proposals, including the taxing of unrealised profits on asset movements and lack of transition period. In its submission, the ...

Superannuation market defies capital market chaos

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... retirement savings; when they did this, contributions exploded to 34.8% of total wages," a Rainmaker report said. Over the past decade, superannuation contributions have consistently outperformed benefit payments, surpassing them by an average of 30%. ...

CVC sells 20% stake in Eildon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... Terry Absolute Return Fund, a wholesale fund that returned 27% in the year to March 2023 and 24% per annum in the last decade. The fund has a 9.7% holding in AMP, and stakes in oil producer Horizon Oil, US drilling company Diamond Offshore and Kiland ...

PensionDanmark chief executive to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
Torben Möger Pedersen, the pension fund's first employee and chief executive, will step down from the role after more than 30 years. Pedersen joined PensionDanmark when the organisation was established in 1992. Beforehand, he served as chief executive ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... the conversation in what is a pretty nascent/emerging market for embracing human rights risk, full stop." During the same decade, the United Nations promulgated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which are a series of fundamental ...

Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
Search funds, an investment strategy that sprung from the hallways of two Ivy league universities in the US, have reached Australia, grabbing the attention of investors drawn to the new business model and returns in excess of 30%. Developed by universities ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
A major overhaul is in store for the Reserve Bank of Australia, with the widely anticipated review putting forth 51 recommendations, with particular consideration given to how cash rate decisions are made. Released today, An RBA fit for future comes ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... savings averaged $111,000 and men had $172,000. Currently, 70.9% of women have a super account while 74.8% of men have one. A decade ago, only 66.2% of women had a super account while men had 74.8%. The gap has effectively reduced from 8.6% to 3.9% points. ...

RBA reforms require bipartisan support: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
Treasurer Jim Chalmers intends to gain full support from all sides of politics before implementing the changes recommended by the panel tasked with reviewing the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Chalmers told a press conference yesterday that he will ...