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No surprise advice industry fears ASIC: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... and licensee caution has been a subject discussed at length within the advice community in recent years, with AFCA saying it isn't surprised by the level of fear in the industry when it comes to ASIC. Association of Financial Advisers chief executive ...

A year of change: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson believes this year may finally be one of positive change. "We're out there seeing things that are going to make it easier for advisers to provide quality advice to their clients ...

Link rejects latest Dye & Durham proposal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
Link Group said it's unable to recommend the latest Dye & Durham offer and intends to evaluate alternatives for the business should it not eventuate. Recently, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approved Dye & Durham's takeover of ...

Challenger offers new fixed term annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... to other defensive assets." Kingham added that fixed term annuities give investors the security of a guaranteed income that isn't impacted by market fluctuations. "Annuities are designed to be held to maturity with regular payments that provide reliable ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The final raft of legislative reform resulting from the Royal Commission will be introduced to parliament this week and consultation on the review of the Your Future, Your Super regime has commenced, minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirmed ...

Remediation bills revealed amid call for levy freeze extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... financial planners in the current model. The government has had to intervene twice in the past five years because the model isn't working as intended. "It is important that any year-on-year increases better reflect the capacity of the financial planning ...

Martin Currie introduces Aussie equities strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Martin Currie Australia, the active equity specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, has launched an Active Insights strategy that focuses on fundamental analysis. The Active Insights strategy employs a unique process to capture outperformance ...

Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... recession. Further, on markets suffering a valuation de-rating from fear of persistent high interest rates, Insync noted that this isn't an earnings de-rating. "Investors are concerned with a policy error by the Federal Reserve that may tighten too hard ...

Magellan FUM decline continues but eases

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
The investment manager has taken yet another blow to its funds under management, however the damage isn't nearly as bad as previous months saw. At the end of July, Magellan recorded total FUM of $60.2 billion, down from $61.3 billion the month prior. ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
The US's real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased for the second consecutive quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, but don't call it a recession. GDP decreased at an annual rate of 0.9% in Q2, this follows the 1.6% retracement ...