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Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
The financial advice industry started the new year with 15,650 advisers, holding relatively steady compared to this time last year. Rainmaker Information's tally of qualified professionals has decreased 1% year on year - a net loss of 214 advisers. ...

Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... investors that you can still get a fair go in Australian capital markets," he said. According to research by Rainmaker Information last year, super funds owned 38% of the market capitalisation of Australian equities as of June 202 2. Industry super funds ...

Internal teams to manage 43% of super FUM by 2043: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... about 72% of the total APRA-regulated super FUM, with this expected to grow to 85% in two decades. As such, Rainmaker Information predicts close to half of all APRA-regulated super FUM - 43% - will be managed by internal investment teams. Most of this ...

Global X accelerates push to leapfrog local rivals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... been a notable 18% increase in exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the year to September 2023, according to Rainmaker Information. "As competition enters the market, we cannot take our leadership in niche market segments, such as commodities, digital ...

Ultra-low fees define basic ETPs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... to construct a diversified balanced portfolio at a remarkably low total cost of ownership. According to Rainmaker Information, investors can get a diversified balanced portfolio with a total cost as low as 0.1%. The research house highlighted that this ...

Future Group acquires Verve Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... will save on percentage-based administration fees, dropping from 0.725% to 0.541%. Recent analysis from Rainmaker Information shows the average ongoing admin fee for retail products is 0.27%. As of this month, the $60 dollar-based admin fee also applies ...

Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... have reached a historic low, with the total expense ratio averaging 0.93% per annum, as per research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information's analysis of over 1500 superannuation fund fee options, spread across hundreds of products, indicated ...

J.P. Morgan readies evergreen solution for wholesale market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... that investors - and their advisers - enjoy greater flexibility, and efficiency. According to research from Rainmaker Information, J.P. Morgan's Australian arm has made strides in the "other assets" sector - encompassing tactical asset allocation ...

Legalsuper hits members with increased fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... amount will now be directed to the fund to cover account administration expenses. According to research from Rainmaker Information, legalsuper's MySuper balanced option yielded a 6.8% return over a three-year period ending August 31, which is below ...

Industry fund chief steps down

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... well-considered and forward-looking strategy in a period of industry change," Alexander said. Notably, according to Rainmaker Information, Prime Super's default investment product posted an annual return of 6.9% over a 10-year span, just shy of the ...