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Australian equities funds downgraded

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... its reduced conviction down to changes in analysts and the team's failure to deliver stronger results. Meanwhile, Hyperion Small Growth Companies was the only fund to be upgraded to gold from silver. "This strategy has been elevated to be among our top ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... executive and chief policy officer Glen McCrea said the legislation is extremely valuable especially where the trustee holds small residual account balances. "Improving the flexibility for super fund trustees to transfer balances to the ATO, including ...

ATO begins stimulus fraud convictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... easy to identify fraudulent behaviour and stop it. "There has been some concerning and fraudulent behaviour and claims by a small number of individuals," the ATO said. "While most businesses and employees are doing the right thing, the ATO is committed ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... returning wages to pre-COVID levels. The phased implementation of the Fair Work Commission annual wage review also had a small positive impact on wages." - ABS media release These were Michelle, "ma belle, these are words that go together well" (sorry ...

SMSFs given small LRBA win

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Self-managed super funds that borrowed from a private company under a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) will not suffer adverse tax consequences if the loan interest has been capitalised because of COVID-19. This recent announcement by the ...

Mergers prompt 13% fee drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Members of merged superannuation funds are $15,000 better off in retirement, new research shows. An analysis by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found MySuper fees of merged entities dropped by 13.4% on average. The consumer advocate group looked at ...

Review of AFCA underway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... its decision can be reviewed. The review asks for feedback on how such a mechanism should operate to ensure consumers and small business have access to timely decisions by AFCA. "The establishment of AFCA represented significant reform of financial services ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... power to pressure the minister to ban any type of super fund investment they don't like," Dean said. "Mr Wilson and his small cabal of equally extreme colleagues would stop the construction of low-cost housing depriving many people a shot at owning ...

Aon, WTW merger will reduce competition: ACCC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
The ACCC has flagged concerns over Aon's proposed merger with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), throwing a spanner in the works for the two companies. The ACCC said Aon and WTW are two of the three largest providers of commercial risk, reinsurance and employee ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Close to 80% of institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region boosted their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor Survey showed ...