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Australian Ethical, Christian Super explore merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
After having been directed to merge by APRA, Christian Super has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to do so with Australian Ethical. In a statement to the ASX, Australian Ethical said the two parties are undertaking due diligence to explore possible ...

Westpac now an open book on pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
Westpac has informed employees they are now free to discuss their salaries with one another, saying it will no longer enforce confidentiality clauses in contracts. Making the announcement yesterday, Westpac said its decision actually dates back to December ...

GAM loses insto mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
The investment manager has disclosed the loss of a substantial institutional mandate and, in a separate matter, seen the details of a 2018 misconduct investigation aired by the UK regulator. Overnight GAM International announced an unnamed institutional ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
In the lead up to tonight's Federal Budget, economists agree that the election is likely to be firmly on the government's agenda - with popularity possibly trumping the effectiveness of policies. In December's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook ...

More Diversa super products to wind up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
Citing members' best interests, the trustee is closing several of OneSuper's sub-plans due to lack of scale. Diversa Trustees' OneSuper, formerly known as Smartsave, is home to 14 superannuation offerings including Allan Gray Superannuation ...

Government vows support for SMEs, self-funded retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Small business owners and self-funded retirees will get a boost out of the upcoming Federal Budget, with the government pledging to lower uplift rates, digitalise trust income reporting and improving the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system. Announced yesterday ...

Popularity soars for managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
More than ever, financial advisers are turning to managed accounts to better take care of client funds, according to SPDR ETFs and Investment Trends most recent report. According to the research, more than half (53%) of financial advisers are now using ...

Douglass exits Magellan board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
Magellan Financial Group's Hamish Douglass tendered his resignation as a director from the board effective March 19. The board said his resignation is "due solely to his medical leave of absence", which was announced to the ASX on February 7. The ...

Experienced advisers in education limbo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
Experienced financial advisers that have yet to gain a bachelor's degree or equivalent are caught in the middle of a political maelstrom promising an easier education pathway. With both major parties announcing significant changes to adviser qualifications ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has recommended greater disclosure obligations for institutional investors and proxy advisors and for the ACCC to actively monitor common ownership in Australia - all the while sharing little ...