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S&P rates St.George's second global RMBS

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has issued preliminary ratings to St.George Bank's second lot of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) to be issued globally this year. The securities will be offered to investors via the Crusade Global Trust ...

Vanguard warns investors to consider tax and fees on investments

AAP | TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2005

The global chairman of index fund manager Vanguard Group has warned retail investors to consider investments after tax and fees, saying some absolute return products are inappropriate for retail investors. Vanguard chairman and chief executive officer ...

Suggestions grow on how to improve under 40s savings

Submissions to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics Finance and Public Administration regarding the savings of consumers under 40 continue with additional recommendations revolving around increased tax breaks and government rebates. The Australian ...

ASFA calls for super projections to assist 'under 40s' save

The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has made a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee Inquiry into 'Improving the superannuation savings of people under 40' calling for superannuation funds to be granted permission ...

Perpetual appoints new chairman and announces record profit

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd (Perpetual) has appointed Robert Savage to the role of chairman following the retirement of Charles Curran with the company also announcing a record operating profit after tax of $111.6 million. The retirement of Curran ...

ipac launches a new pathway in multi-management

Financial planning dealer group ipac has launched Pathways Value, a new multi-manager portfolio which includes significant exposure to alternative assets with allocations to traditional asset classes. With $10 billion in funds under management (FUM) ...

ASIC shuts down property investment companies

The Supreme Court of Victoria has granted an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) application to have Casey Downs Retirement Villages and Ambridge Retirement Management Services wound up. The order to have the two property investment ...

Weekly economic roundup

The Reserve Bank of Australia finally put interest rate speculation to rest last week. In his half-yearly parliamentary testimony, RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane reinforced the message from the Quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy released by the Australian ...

Morningstar grades MMC small-cap strategy

Morningstar has given MMC's small-caps strategy an 'investment grade' rating however cautions that the long-term returns for the strategy while good, has not come without a high degree of volatility. MMC's small-caps strategy focuses on the micro-cap ...

Employees indicate mystery still surrounds Choice

A survey conducted on behalf of TWUSuper has revealed consumers remain unclear about the implications of the new choice of fund environment. While the majority of the public may be aware of the new superannuation regime, shown to be 93 per cent by a ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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