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Super industry levies insufficiently detailed: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... six percent rise year on year. ASFA notes much of the recent increase relates to the 2021-22 budget measure Stronger Consumer Outcomes for Members of Superannuation. But, ASFA has also said that there is insufficient detail regarding the composition ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... help investment managers to raise the overall quality of sustainable finance products in Australia and to better meet consumer expectations. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said: "Greenwashing poses a real threat to the future of sustainable ...

Leading wealth management marketers recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... campaigns, Janus Henderson Investors won the industry category for its Global Sustainability Equity Fund. UniSuper won the consumer category for its super fund of the year campaign, which proceeded becoming a public fund in 2021. Aware Super won the ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... particularly hard. "Further increases in food and energy prices and persisting supply-chain bottlenecks are key factors causing consumer price inflation to peak at higher levels and remaining high for longer than previously projected," the OECD economic ...

Cbus, Hostplus take out customer satisfaction awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Cbus and Hostplus have taken out titles at Roy Morgan's annual Customer Satisfaction Awards. Cbus was awarded the Industry Superannuation Fund of the year, while Hostplus won Major Superannuation Fund of the Year. This was the first time either super ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... until the June quarter CPI figures. Subsequently, CPA Australia has called on the government to increase the frequency of consumer price index reporting to monthly. After running down Australia's inflation woes, Lowe went on to say that the Australian ...

No more changes to risk commissions: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
About 67% of financial advisers say they'd stop offering standalone risk advice if there are further changes to life insurance commissions. That's according to a survey conducted by ClearView, which found a further 20% are unsure if they'd continue ...

Spaceship chair banned for two years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... late 2018 and into early 2019, Dortkamp failed to take necessary steps in relation to a fault in Spaceship Super's consumer onboarding system in a timely way, ASIC said. This resulted in a number of members being assigned to the wrong super product. ...

Reserve Bank tipped to hike rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... inflation will rise further due to supply issues, so they have more work to do," Robertson said. Though Finder head of consumer research Graham Cooke added there was a possibility that the June rate increase could be higher than expected - 40 basis points ...

ACCC delays approval of Link Group acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is delaying its decision on the proposed acquisition of Link Group by Dye & Durham Corporation, which was expected this week. The ACCC was due to announce its decision on Thursday, June 9. It will now ...