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Greater scrutiny of choice products needed: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... fund is underperforming. Scheerlinck acknowledged the release of the Your Future, Your Super performance test results as a good first step in improving transparency for members but urged for greater focus on poor performing, non-MySuper products. This ...

Mergers don't always lead to scale benefits: Barry

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... negotiations and tough conversations with fund managers and asset managers." Barry noted that these negotiations have to happen in good faith as a super fund may approach a fund manager that has created value for members over a long time. "You are going ...

New role for Harvey Kalman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... thrilled and privileged to have his experience on board," he said. "Our mid-market pipeline looks compelling with plenty of good, durable businesses challenged to access and retain lines of capital as economies recover and grow through COVID-19. "These ...

Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Australia (ASFA) chief executive Martin Fahy said while the orderly removal of underperforming superannuation products is a good thing, the test results are potentially confusing for members. As the test's flaws, Fahy counted its retrospective and ...

Buy-sell spreads higher for active and diversified ETFs: Rainmaker

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... selling, the investor may only get $99.98. This would imply a bid-ask or buy-sell spread of 4bps. A tight buy-sell spread is good for the investors as they get to keep more of their investment while making or selling an investment. It usually depends ...

Economic recap: Week to August 27

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... US$40bn in agency mortgage-backed securities per month - the Fed has been making to support the US economic recovery. All good... "if the economy evolved broadly as anticipated". "The outlook for the labor market has brightened considerably in recent ...

Cbus changes insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... reduction in death premiums. Those aged 35-49 will see no change, while over 50s will see their premiums go up eight cents. It's good news for those who fall into the non-manual and professional categories, with reductions all round for both TPD and ...

Funds management staff want remote work: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... Notably, investment professionals reported a shift in what motivates them most at work, with workplace flexibility and having good team members becoming more important - this could be a direct result of the social isolation of the pandemic, the research ...

ASIC outlines corporate plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... obligations. In terms of its focus on unmet advice needs, ASIC will continue to engage with industry on the barriers to providing good quality and affordable personal advice and establish the Financial Services and Credit Panel as the single disciplinary ...

Link profit slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... a set of financial results in line with expectations, having successfully navigated FY21's headwinds. Our business is in good shape, with high quality technology platforms supporting industry leading market positions, a large recurring revenue base ...