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Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic - and the freezing of nearly all economic activity it brought about -- was godsend to climate change activists. Recall those pictures of those bright, bright, sun-shiny days underscored by a CNN article (published last year) that ...

AIOFP petitions to delay DDO, annual renewal

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The Association of Independently Owned Finance Professionals is calling on lawmakers to delay two major financial advice reforms until 2022 by launching an online petition. The AIOFP is seeking to delay the Design and Distribution Obligations and consent ...

Class action legislation open for consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
Following industry backlash last year, the government has released exposure draft legislation for consultation on the distribution of class action proceeds in proceedings involving a litigation funder. If the legislation progresses, it will implement ...

SMSFs welcome RIC exemption

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
The federal government sparing self-managed superannuation funds from the looming Retirement Income Covenant legislation has been welcomed by the sector. In response to the release of the Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation, SMSF Association ...

Retirement Income Covenant closer to materialising

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The federal government unveiled the long-awaited Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation and is taking industry feedback until October 15. The document sets out the obligations of superannuation trustees in designing a strategy for retirees ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
In its submission to the federal government's inquiry into housing affordability, Industry Super Australia has suggested superannuation funds could play a key role in creating more affordable housing. "Simply increasing overall housing stock will not ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... Fed's September 21-22 FOMC meeting. This time it became a case of heads, bulls win; tails bears lose. In its statement, the Fed noted that America's economy 'has made progress" towards its goals toward "maximum employment and inflation has ...

Federation AM launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
Alternative asset manager Federation Asset Management has launched an unlisted private investments fund with daily pricing, aimed at retail and wholesale investors. Federation Alternative Investments II (F2) is an open-ended fund available to retail ...

Federated Hermes releases strategy globally

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The investment manager has made the Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Strategy available to investors across the globe after only being available to US clients. The strategy aims to deliver capital growth and income by investing in sovereign, corporate ...

AMP reduces super fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Members of AMP's super products will see savings across both administration and investment fees from October, with some set to make significant savings. As a result of consolidating its superannuation products from 11 to three, AMP's MySuper ...