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RBA on hold: Experts split on 2024 cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at its August board meeting. RBA governor Michele Bullock said the case for an interest rate cut in the near-term was not a likely scenario. "Based on what I know today and what ...

Vision Super closes property, infrastructure options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... Cost investment option. This option returned 10.66% in FY24. While it didn't explain why, it did say that the decision would make the option cheaper for members. Members will pay $78 per annum plus 0.14% of their account balance in administration fees ...

Choice products require fairer framework: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Choice products require a fairer regulatory framework as the current settings are heavily focused on default superannuation, putting advised clients with complex needs at a disadvantage, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). A new report ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable Plus investment options offered in the Mercer Super Trust ...

AMP Super trustee has additional licence conditions removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... regulator said that the directions and conditions were designed to deliver enhanced member outcomes by requiring AMP Super to make significant changes to its business practices. The areas identified for improvement included conflicts of interest management ...

Pinnacle FUM soars 20%, introduces new boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... clients, more often' and have invested in our distribution and infrastructure capabilities meaningfully to allow us to make this broader range of products available to a wider range of clients and geographies. We have particularly seen the benefits ...

GSFM appoints key account manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... Taylor, who Bond will report to, said he is a strong performer with a proven track record, and his experience and expertise make him a solid addition to the team. "Lewis brings a wealth of retail distribution experience from his tenure at Macquarie. ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... Separately, on superannuation and retirement income performance, Howarth said he believes in super, supports it, and wouldn't make any major changes. "I don't come in with a preconceived idea that we want to change it all," Howarth said. "You ...

Court rejects former fund manager's appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... between March 2013 and April 2014. Munro took nearly $300,000 from three investors and used it to pay for personal expenses, make cash withdrawals and payments to other investors, as well as transfer funds into a trading account held in his wife's name ...

The four Ds to watch in the decades to come: La Trobe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... investors," Watson said. "When you think about the trends driving this, we have really soft GDP forecasts, which is going to make investing into traditional growth stocks problematic... Secondly, we have the key drivers of the next generation, the fiscal ...