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AFCA delivers $83 million win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... suspended by ASIC. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said: "ASIC has taken proactive measures to protect consumers from those few financial services licensees and credit licensees who were not complying with the obligations of their licence by being a member ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... caught out contradicting itself" in its attempts to undermine the Superannuation Guarantee. "Despite releasing research only a few weeks ago that claimed increasing the super guarantee to 12 per cent would not ease the burden on the age pension, today ...

Asset manager reshuffles board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... Keybridge and was focused on recovering the company's lost value. "For many reasons, Keybridge has had a very difficult few years," Bolton said. "Reflected, not least, in its negative share price performance. Representing the company's largest ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
Sovereign investment portfolios around the world have gone back to holding the largest chunks of their assets in fixed income after concerns about volatility in equities markets, says Invesco. Globally, sovereign investors increased their fixed income ...

PYSP communication divides opinion

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... equally believed communication was effective, while the same number said super funds could have done better to inform members. A few days after the July 1 implementation deadline changes, a host of super funds were struggling with the member queries ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... October 2008 when the global financial system was in chaos. Domestic manufacturing, retailing, tourism, education, to name a few, would be clicking on the "heart button" on Facebook. They'll also like the extra boost from their US dollar earnings ...

JANA hires operations lead, boosts workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... spilt into 74 investment professionals and 26 corporate and support staff. It expects to announce five new hires over the next few weeks. Chief executive Jim Lamborn said: "We aim to empower our clients by leading from the front. To do this we have hired ...

Clime ramps up private wealth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... Management chief executive Rod Bristow told Financial Standard. "We are looking to add at least two to three advisers over the next few months to build out our national presence." The advisory side's approved product list includes Clime's stable ...

Super fund awards Aussie equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
A $43 billion superannuation scheme awarded a mandate worth more than $200 million to Omega Global Investors. State Super allocated the funds to Omega's smart beta-plus strategy, complementing its existing Australian equity portfolio. Omega joins ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... to protect the savings of younger and lower-balance members," Verwey says. "Yet, Future Super seems to be one of the very few super funds who are responding by further reducing fees and costs. In fact, most big industry funds seem to be increasing their ...