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ASIC cracks down on CFDs, OTC derivatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
ASIC continues to crack down on providers of contracts for difference (CFD), options and other high-risk products that flout their target market determinations (TMD), and design and distribution obligations (DDO). The newly published Report 770 Design ...

Colonial First State previews new MA offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
Colonial First State (CFS) has revealed its new managed accounts offering, to be made available on the newly launched Edge platform. The Accelerate Series has been designed in response to feedback from financial advisers, helping them meet best interest ...

Integrity Life to cease writing new retail policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Integrity Life will not take on any new retail advised business, saying the decline in risk advisers has forced a strategic pivot. Integrity Group, the parent company of Integrity Life, said it undertook a review of the business' strategy, considering ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
As the likes of Crescent Wealth and Insignia Financial respond to the 2023 superannuation performance test results, the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Super Consumers Australia have said the government must still do more to ensure members in underperforming ...

AMG Super terminates MySuper offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
AMG Super is getting out of MySuper as its product fails the Your Future, Your Super performance test for a third time. AMG Super has announced to members that it will close its MySuper product early next year. The notice was issued to members on August ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
Of the 97 products to fail this year's superannuation performance test, 96 are trustee-directed products - 75% of which are issued by the same four trustees. Released this morning, the 2023 performance test marks the first time trustee-directed ...

The evolution of governance structures

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As superannuation funds develop and expand, investment governance structures must also transform, the super industry has heard. In a panel discussion at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference, Australian Retirement Trust ...

Climate change to create 'portfolio manager 2.0':Robeco

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As the environmental landscape changes and the convergence of climate change and natural loss spark reactions from policymakers, portfolio managers and investors must transform their skill sets. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

It's time to fill your boots with private debt

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
A panel discussion at the AIST Superannuation Investment Conference (ASI) delved into the performance of private credit markets and highlighted nascent investment opportunities. QIC head of multi-sector private debt Phil Miall, IFM Investors executive ...

Praemium reports strong growth in FY23

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
Praemium has reported an uplift in business performance following the divestment of its international business. Reporting to the ASX today, Praemium posted a 23% uplift in underlying earnings before interest to $23.4 million, compared to the $19.1 million ...