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Adviser levy discount amounts to $8m saving

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... sectors, superannuation trustees will fund regulator activities with $29,603,269 in total. ASIC did not respond to Financial Standard 's request on exactly what drove the reduction in the adviser levy. "We remain concerned at the overall size of ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... of the Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA) fund in Australia by Fidante, Apollo partner Matt O'Mara told Financial Standard that the region has attractive investment prospects, adding that local investors have an increased appetite for alternatives ...

Wealth managers seek better data warehouse solutions: BNP Paribas

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... carts," BNP Paribas head of institutional clients group, deputy head of global markets APAC Brian McCappin told Financial Standard. The growing demand for more sophisticated data warehouses, he added, is the number one service that clients want right ...

Aussies value super but remain unprepared: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Most Australians acknowledge the importance of superannuation in achieving financial independence, however one-third of the population feels ill-prepared to navigate unforeseen financial hurdles. According to the latest Financial Freedom study conducted ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. Under the federal government's ...

BNP Paribas to sharpen efforts down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... it's spending more time focusing on the quality rather than the quantity of its partnerships. Speaking with Financial Standard, BNP Paribas head of institutional clients group and deputy head of global markets APAC Brian McCappin spoke of the current ...

Legalsuper hits members with increased fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... the fund's total expense ratio will rise from 1.09% to 1.19%. Legalsuper chief executive Luke Symons told Financial Standard that the fund was implementing these increases to continue investing in improved products and services to assist members ...

Dispute resolution failures land TelstraSuper in Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... in their complaints. It did not inform 22 members that they had the right to take their complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). ASIC further alleges that TelstraSuper failed to operate efficiently, honestly and fairly when ...

Link revises financial reports after ASIC review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
Link Group amended its FY23 financial report that was released in August, following an ASIC review that identified potential "material misstatements." ASIC pinpointed discrepancies in the recorded value of Link's Fund Solutions business assets and provisions ...

E-commerce giant retreats from super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... balance of just $10,300. A spokesperson for Mercer confirmed the decision to close to new members, telling Financial Standard : "We continue to consider the options for current Kogan Super members with their best interests in mind." In the fund's ...