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Systemic disadvantages create retirement insecurity: HESTA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
HESTA has submitted that applying the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) principles in Australia would lead to greater certainty and returns for super members. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said as a super fund ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 85 basis points. The central bank also raised the interest rate on exchange settlement balances by 50 basis points to 75 basis points. At its meeting ...

ASIC releases estimate cost recovery levies for 2021/22

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
ASIC has drafted its indicative levies for the 2021/22 financial year. In its latest cost recovery implementation statement, ASIC proposed a minimum levy of $1500 plus $1142 per adviser for licensees that provide personal advice to retail clients on ...

3iQ introduces inaugural Australian products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
3iQ Digital Asset Management has chosen Cboe Australia to launch its inaugural Australian products. From today, the fund manager will offer Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs to Australian investors on the Cboe Australia exchange. The funds are designed to provide ...

Perpetual launches Barrow Hanley ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
Perpetual Asset Management Australia has added to its suite of ETFs, today launching the Barrow Hanley Global Share Fund. The Barrow Hanley Global Share Fund is an active ETF, quoted on the ASX. The fund's aim is to provide long-term capital growth ...

Reserve Bank tipped to hike rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
Economists have had their say about tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision, the vast majority anticipate the central bank to jack up cash rates. A Finder survey has said that 86% of its expert panelists believe the cash rate will change ...

Qantas Super invests $2bn in Calvert, Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... investment drivers represent terrific opportunities to generate great returns for members. Qantas Super chief investment officer Andrew Spence said: "We believe ESG factors increasingly impact investment returns and risks and contribute to us delivering ...

Magellan shares punished after FUM drop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
In an update to the ASX this morning, Magellan Financial Group reported that its funds under management dropped $3.6 billion in the month to May 31. Magellan's funds under management now sits at $65 billion, down from $68.6 billion at the end of April. ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Collaborating to examine the benefits of insurance offered via superannuation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Deloitte have made recommendations as to how it could be enhanced. A joint report titled ' The Future of Insurance ...

Lifespan partners with OpenInvest to launch advice solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... provided via a partnership with fintech platform OpenInvest. On the partnership, OpenInvest chief executive and co-founder Andrew Varlamos said: "The team at Lifespan understand that everyone is better off when they can access expert and professional ...