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First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... that he watches three key indicators - net investment returns, the cost of running the fund, and, most importantly, the level of service for members. "Therefore, in terms of any merger opportunity, we want someone capable of delivering better investment ...

Advised Aussies better off on all fronts: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... unadvised do. Meanwhile, on financial satisfaction, 35% of advised people said they are completely or very satisfied with their level of wealth, while 54% said they are somewhat satisfied. For the unadvised, just 19% are completely or very satisfied ...

Throw out financial services law clutter: ALRC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... obligation to provide appropriate disclosure before issuing certain products, while a disclosure rulebook may descend to the level of page length, presentation, and other specifics. Rulebooks organised by theme would reduce the number of places a person ...

Aware Super appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... fortunate to have benefited from his leadership since his appointment in 2014," she said. "I am very grateful, on a personal level, for the wisdom and guidance Neil brought to the role as chair of our board, to the benefit of all our members."

RBA tipped for another rate rise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
For a fifth consecutive month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to lift its rates, according to experts from T.Rowe Price, HSBC, and Janus Henderson. "Last month, we predicted the RBA would again hike 50 basis points (bps) at the October ...

UK regulator to inspect advice and guidance rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... between advice and guidance so we can understand how to reduce the regulatory burden while continuing to provide the right level of consumer protection." The FCA announcement shares a similar sentiment to Michelle Levy's Quality of Advice Review ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... a rethink - that the regulator will see some value in the merger of similarly sized funds where they can provide a niche level of service and improve their cost ratios," he says. "It hasn't taken me long as chair to realise that those costs are largely ...

Industry funding model discussion commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... intermediaries sector, and credit providers and intermediaries sub-sector as well. The second option is to allocate costs at a sector level, rather than sub-sector level, and apportion costs amongst entities using a generalised metric such as revenue ...

Quinbrook sells unicorn startup to Brookfield

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
Quinbrook has sold Scout Clean Energy to Brookfield Renewable for US$1 billion ($1.5 billion). Brookfield also has the potential to invest an additional $350 million to support the business' development activities. Scout will continue to operate as ...

IPS partners to launch equity market solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... this comes with a price and in this case, investors sacrifice potential growth in order to secure an enhanced yield and a level of downside protection, a trade-off which investors are happy to take given portfolios already hold an allocation in equities ...