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Bell Asset Management launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... and targets specific ESG characteristics. Bell AM reported that the carbon footprint of the portfolio is currently 74.7% lower than its benchmark, the MSCI World ex-Australia. "We believe integrating ESG factors into our investment process delivers superior ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...

Retirement Income Covenant hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... regime is designed to boost this figure, providing economies of scale to both domestic and foreign investors resulting in lower investment costs," he said.

APRA hones in on post-retirement products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... super from 1 January 2021 include trustees misleading members in a way that led to retaining a higher fee product when a lower fee one is available. Longo also mentioned that the system delivered outcomes for members that was not efficient, honest, or ...

Morrison & Co launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... typically investing higher up the risk spectrum. MCO IP allows investors to benefit from that great capability but applied to lower risk assets." Morrison & Co chief commercial officer Nicole Walker added that the firm is seeing more demand for infrastructure ...

Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... less as their pay rises as dearer prices erode their spending power. Tepid wage growth leads to less household spending, lower company sales and profits and, by extension, reduce economic activity and lower inflation. The RBA wouldn't want to feed this ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... services to the date which payment is owed to these suppliers. The cost of this financing is borne by suppliers at a rate lower than their usual cost of funds. As a result, suppliers benefit from cash-flow acceleration, quicker payment and improved financing ...

More mergers, minimal awareness: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... were more likely to be neutral. Asked what changes they experienced due to the merger, engaged members cited things such as lower fees, greater availability of information online and "a marked improvement in value". "Those surveyed also reported a modest ...

InvestSMART launches ethical product

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... to a diverse range of asset classes," InvestSMART said. The new portfolio is eligible for a Fundlater loan which allows lower-balance investors to invest $10,000 now in ETF portfolios with a $4000 initial investment, with the rest split into monthly ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... challenges and are committed to do better for our members and we have proposed some changes to make us more efficient and lower our cost base". "As a result of these changes, a number of BT Super employees are entering consultation on potential impacts ...