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Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The final raft of legislative reform resulting from the Royal Commission will be introduced to parliament this week and consultation on the review of the Your Future, Your Super regime has commenced, minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirmed ...

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
Regulations relating to requirements for superannuation funds to disclose expenditures with the Annual Member's Meeting notice have been updated. Last month, the government published draft regulations for consultation. As previously reported by Financial ...

Nanuk welcomes senior investment analyst

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
Nanuk Asset Management has expanded its sustainable investment team with the appointment of Marie Miyashiro as its senior investment analyst. Miyashiro, based in Sydney, will commence the newly created role next Friday. She will join the team alongside ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... of multiple types within portfolio design," it said. Low volatility strategies, at the most defensive end of the spectrum, seek explicit risk reduction. It targets a lower volatility profile than the benchmark, typically 15-30% versus the index over ...

Active Super reaffirms commitment to regional members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... members approaching retirement. We've always had a very active approach to reaching out to members and encouraging them to seek financial advice. "We would welcome any initiative that makes that process smoother, easier and more efficient for our ...

ASIC issues warning over brokers' high-risk offers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
ASIC has told brokers to be careful about or to reconsider offering high-risk products and services to retail investors as an increasing number offer securities trading. ASIC said it has seen increased instances of brokers offering securities trading ...

Pretium Partners lands down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... with clients internationally." Han said: "Pretium has an incredible team, and I am excited to join at a time of growth as we seek to expand our footprint internationally and throughout Asia."

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... their financial situation," the paper reads. Levy adds that this broader definition would mean that an institution could not seek to avoid giving personal advice to a customer by quarantining information they hold about the customer for the purposes ...

Adviser standards consultation commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... their eligibility for the pathway. This pathway will only be available until 1 January 2026. This consultation also does not seek to change the requirement for those advisers who were eligible for an extension to have passed the exam by September 30. ...

Investors protect against inflation: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Difficult market conditions have driven considerable interest in inflation-resilient assets, according to the latest quarterly manager intelligence and market trends report by bfinance. The report found that despite ongoing volatility during the quarter ...