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ASIC takes fintech to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
The corporate regulator has initiated action against a fintech for allegedly misleading customers about the benefits of investing in residential property in self-managed superannuation funds. Squirrel Superannuation Services, an SMSF platform provider ...

Retiree strategies need greater attention: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
Traditional portfolio construction needs to change to provide for the needs of retiree clients, new research shows. Fidelity International with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and CoreData released a report Building Better Retirement ...

Northern Trust wins First Sentier mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
The $219 billion global manager has appointed Northern Trust for middle-office outsourcing services, after it separated from Commonwealth Bank. First Sentier Investors' middle-office functions were handled by CBA subsidiary Colonial First State ...

ERS had little effect on funds: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
Large outflows experienced by some super funds as a result of the government's early release of super scheme had little impact on fund performance, according to new research from the University of Melbourne. The research, conducted by James Brugler ...

Jablko exits ANZ

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
ANZ's chief financial officer has left the financial services industry to join toll-road operator Transurban. Michelle Jablko held the role of chief financial officer at ANZ for over four years and was appointed director of ANZ New Zealand Limited ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The same underperforming and costly MySuper products APRA named and shamed last year have failed members again in the latest iteration of the heatmaps. APRA is taking action on 10 MySuper products overseen by eight trustees. It will issue notices for ...

Real estate investor chief retires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
Cromwell Property Group has confirmed that its chief executive will retire after 22 years in the role. Paul Weightman has been chief executive of Cromwell since 1998. The board previously said succession planning had been a regular discussion point ...

Vanguard fund hits US$1trn

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
A Vanguard equities fund ended November with $1.3 trillion in total assets, in an unprecedented feat in funds management. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund has been around since 1992 and follows a passive style of investing, with turnover rate ...

Super leaves gig economy behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Less than 1.5% of gig economy workers are contributing to a superannuation account, a new report from the Actuaries Institute reveals. That's a key finding from the Actuaries Institute report, which also found that even when they do make contributions ...

Personal finance app retires Australian business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
A personal finance management app provider has been hit by several forces such as COVID-19, forcing it out of the Australian market. Moneytree will discontinue services in Australia from 15 January 2021. Moneytree LINK, a financial data platform for ...