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Super funds prime distributor of death, TPD cover

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... will play an increasingly important role in Australia and should therefore be improved to ensure it operates in members' best interests.

MFS appoints new country head

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... job. "I am committed to being a strong leader for the team and continuing to serve our clients with what I believe to be best-in-class investment solutions," he said. MFS has $896.2 billion in global assets under management as of 30 June 2023, close ...

Pacific Equity Partners finances reverse mortgage lender

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023
... the way globally by including home equity among the three pillars of retirement funding and Australia has the world's best regulation to help ensure responsible access to home equity retirement funding. "We need to commit to clear principles that ...

US inflation rises 3.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... side, I can see the utility in continuing to telegraph a 'high indefinitely' message. In other words, the policy rate is at best at a 'plateau' rather than a 'peak'." In late July, the Fed raised the base rates by 0.25% to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% to ...

Australian Ethical unveils new moderate fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... comfortable," he said. "So, a major contributor to our performance over the last four months was simply sticking to what we do best and not being dissuaded in a period of difficulty."

Vanguard reveals the premier asset class of the last 30 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... are generally followed by a bull market, averaging 6.5 years. Investors who stay invested through downturns are therefore best poised to benefit when markets inevitably bounce back." This financial year, Australian shares rebounded significantly, generating ...

Hejaz debuts Australia's first Islamic pension product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
... are generally complimentary of one another, especially around fee disclosure, transparency, and working in the client's best interest," he said. Hejaz is aiming to attract over 3500 members, managing around $200 million in assets, within the next ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... aspects," Higgins said. "Some managers are quite sophisticated, but for others management of these issues is rudimentary at best. These managers often believe that focussing on efficiency (balancing tracking error vs cost) is the only consideration. ...

ASIC takes Dixon Advisory director to court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... year led to Dixon Advisory forcibly paying $7.2 million in penalties after the Federal Court found it failed to meet its best interest obligations by advising clients to invest or retain interests in the troubled URF fund. Commenting on the latest in ...

Former director pleads guilty to super misuse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023
... Naseeruddin admitted guilt to two charges of dishonest conduct and two charges of failing to fulfil his duties as a director in the best interests of his company. According to ASIC's findings, Naseeruddin urged investors to transfer their superannuation ...