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Vanguard cuts fee on bond ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
A Vanguard fixed interest exchange-traded fund has reduced its management fees following a pricing review. The Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) reduced management costs from 0.15% per annum to 0.10% p.a. from April 6. Commenting on ...

ASIC cans Binance AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... and make a market in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, targeting retail and wholesale clients. Part of ASIC's review looked at how Binance classified retail and wholesale clients. ASIC chair Joe Longo said it is "critically important that AFS ...

Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... lump sum payment and just 0.1% took an annuity. "If drawdown reforms, including those recommended by the Quality of Advice Review, are implemented, by 2040 an additional two million retirees will have received retirement advice and will collectively ...

Digital advice association in the works

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... A new industry association founded by four digital advice providers has been initiated to support the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) proposed reforms and serve as a united voice before government. The founding members and representatives of the body ...

Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... returns based on the investing decisions made by members. Further, he highlighted the importance of the Quality of Advice Review in ensuring that members receive informed advice from qualified and licensed advisors. "... if a member wants to make a decision ...

SG Hiscock commences abrdn fund changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... to the deal with SG Hiscock, abrdn is reducing fees on its Sustainable Emerging Opportunities Fund. Having conducted a review, abrdn has decided to cut management fees from 1.50% to 0.99%. The change is effective this month. The changes follow a series ...

Consumer interests prioritised in YFYS review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... MySuper products." Likewise, Super Consumers Australia (SCA) director Xavier O'Halloran praised the government's YFYS review for its plan to test some of the highest-free and worst-value super products. Millions of Australians currently invest ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... need for a sustainable wage increase for the 2.66 million award employees under the Fair Work Commission's annual wage review," he said. Looking toward the rest of 2023, Lowe commented: "In assessing when and how much further interest rates need to increase ...

Super performance test consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... Stakeholders have until May 2 to have their say. Yesterday, Jones released the outcomes of the Your Future, Your Super review in which the performance test forms a significant tranche of the legislation. The review also found improvements to be made ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The federal government has released the outcomes of its review into the Your Future, Your Super laws, flagging among many findings, that it will "fine-tune" the performance test and extend the performance period to 10 years. Starting with the highly ...