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Super fee squeeze continues

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
Fifty-six superannuation products dropped their fees in the March quarter, according to Rainmaker Information's analysis of 475 product disclosure statements. Overall, 152 superannuation products updated their PDS's between January and March 2021. Of ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... including Australia's state of Victoria) could restrain the global recovery and weaken overall demand for oil. Already, the small increase in oil output has put further upward pressure on prices (as we've seen) - one, that's bound to act ...

ASIC increases short selling surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... deploying only facts that support their short thesis while ignoring facts that run counter to the thesis. Engaging with only a small and select sample of clients, ex-employees or contracted parties may not be representative of issues across the entire ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... increase sine the June quarter of 2018 and the fastest since the September quarter of 2017. Australian businesses - big and small - have every reason to be confident because Australian consumers are confident and spending. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...

AFCA names two lead ombudsmen

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed two lead ombudsmen for insurance and small business, hiring from ASIC and Westpac. Emma Curtis has been appointed as lead ombudsman, insurance and Suanne Russell joined as lead ombudsman ...

Sydney digital adviser wins UK client

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
A Sydney digital advice business has won a UK wealth management firm with $51 billion in assets as a client. Ignition Advice will provide digital advice to M&G Wealth. M&G Wealth has £28 billion in assets under management and is part of London Stock ...

Potential small carve out for annual renewal law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
ASIC will potentially provide leeway in the imminent annual renewal law, by not taking regulatory action against financial advisers who fail to provide a financial disclosure statement. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has identified practicality ...

Citi bolsters equities team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... functions. Harry Benson was appointed to Australian equities sales trading execution team, where he will focus on Australian small to mid-caps and will service Citi's international client base. He is joining from Redburn Partners in London where he also ...

Super funds hunt for co-investment deals

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... million to $1 billion of AUM could swell the ranks of funds that are large enough to make meaningful co-investments, but small enough for it to make a difference to their return and fee profiles. At the super fund level, AustralianSuper is the largest ...

Super funds under $30bn should merge: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... superannuation, Rowell warned of piecemeal mergers: including those where the merged entity ends up with poor governance, or where two small and underperforming funds merge. "And while this is welcome. We're not convinced all of these mergers are ...