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AFCA must improve transparency: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... financial firms via an internal dispute resolution. Hume suggested AFCA should continue to publish data on its timeliness and start publishing data on the full range of complaints it resolves, including those that extend beyond 12 months. It should also ...

Super funds failing three-day transfer requirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... deadline. "These changes have been a long time coming, originally announced by the government in 2019, and originally set to start after 31 March 2021 and then pushed to 1 October 2021 due to challenges related to COVID - the APRA funds have known these ...

Downward fee trend hits ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... "This diversity can, however, be helpful for investors that are keen to ensure that they do not overpay. The large number of start-up funds in the space and the low transparency around pricing can give well-informed clients a strong hand in negotiati ...

High-net-worth investors richer, optimistic

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... investors but also the resilience of Australian capital markets, which rallied significantly following a sharp fall at the start of the COVID pandemic in early March last year," Praemium chief executive Anthony Wamsteker said. "During the COVID-19 pandemic ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
Financial Standard understands BT is preparing to announce the sale of its superannuation business, with the group confirming changes are underway. Financial Standard understands several roles were made redundant yesterday, with more expected throughout ...

Vanguard launches automated investing solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
Vanguard's Personal Investor platform has launched a feature that automatically invests clients' money into managed funds. Auto Invest regularly debits accounts starting from $200 either fortnightly, monthly, or quarterly, and invests the funds ...

Link to provide due diligence information

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... said while it is a large premium, it is still far off Link's previous highs. "However, Link has fallen 20% since the start of the year and it is still well off its all-time high near $9. Whilst it's a good deal for shareholders in the short term ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
Did the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) jump or was pushed by the bond market to scrap its target to keep the April 2024 Australian government bond yield at 10 basis points. The answer to this question becomes important because it would dictate future ...

Governance tops ESG priorities: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
Asset managers are prioritising governance and active engagement above other ethical investing matters, a new study shows. Russell Investments' annual ESG manager survey found that among the majority (80%) of the global 369 asset managers it surveyed ...

BT closes self-licensee business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... Practice Principals' Community (formerly known as BT Select or BT Open), with the head of the offering to depart BT to start an independent service for self-licensed practices. Kon Costas, who has been with BT for a decade and is head of the BT Practice ...