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Future Fund not buying the oil dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... chain effects of volatile or should we say low oil prices," Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said.

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... reported that the average term deposit rate on $50,000 at end March 2020 is 1% pa, down from 1.2% at end Feb 2020. Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker executive director of research, said this suggests the aggregate level SMSFs as a segment probably fell around 14% ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... income, and then allocating infrastructure, alternative credit and property to 'defensives'." Rainmaker head of research Alex Dunnin agrees that terms like 'balanced' are so ambiguous that the issue of what a balanced option should look like becomes ...

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... March end was -8.6% to -16.1%. The average return for the period was -12.1%. Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said given the ASX fell by 21% in March and by 29% from February 20 to March end, the returns seen are remarkable. "MySuper ...

COVID-19 shaves $290bn off super

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... implies a loss in the order of magnitude of $290 billion," Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. The country's largest superannuation fund AustralianSuper, for example, lost about 13.3% in the three-week period. The ...

Early release to bite retirement hard

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... $43,000 - that is half the cost foregone by the younger member," Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. "If a 30 year old takes the cash...[it] could eventually cost them $80,000. But if you need the cash, you need ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... allowing due COVID-19 is about 25% higher than the $8000 average release," Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. "Some critics may not be happy about this provision but let's put it in context: in the last few weeks super funds ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... to other super funds that hold 10% in cash and 60% in shares on average. Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said: "This heavy exposure to low risk assets like cash may prove to be fruitful in the current COVID-19 climate as they may ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... raid retirement savings and compromise our long-term security in retirement." Meanwhile, Rainmaker head of research Alex Dunnin said the idea of pausing super contributions in economically tough times has some merit - and some precedence. In 1998 in ...

Super women: Female-led funds on top

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... funds over their working life can net them an extra $100,000. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin said super funds led by women are among the best in Australia. "Having women in your super fund's senior leadership is ...

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Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO  |   11:16AM
Rest is welcoming back it's former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer.

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:36PM
Macquarie Group has provided its first quarter update at its AGM, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake describing trading conditions as "satisfactory".

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:36PM
Generation Development Group has reported strong growth to the year ending June 30.

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:30PM
The brother of Australian breakdancing Olympian 'Raygun' has been sentenced 12 months' imprisonment for his role in a global cryptocurrency scam.

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