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URF investors reject K2 as RE

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
An overwhelming number of investors in E&P Financial Group's US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF) have rejected K2 Asset Management as its new responsible entity. Unitholders of URF voted against appointing K2 Asset Management (KAM) as its ...

High value investors playing it safe: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
Defined as the top 10% of investors by wealth and trading volume, high value investors (HVIs) have shifted their appetites when it comes to financial risk, according to the ASX Australian Investor Study 2023. While the report noted an even distribution ...

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... investment options. "The test treats each individual investment option as if they are administered individually, making the applied fee and account balance assumptions incorrect. This will cause confusion for members and lead to potentially harmful member ...

VanEck reduces management fees on ETFs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
The investment manager will drop fees to 0.20% for its VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure Hedged ETF (IFRA) and VanEck FTSE International Property Hedged ETF (REIT). IFRA is currently priced at 0.52% p.a. and REIT is currently 0.43% p.a. but will be ...

Property market peril to continue: Quay Global Investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Overvaluation of assets in property has contributed to a choppy market and as investors smell blood in the water more bad news might be on its way. Speaking with Financial Standard, Quay Global Investors principal and portfolio manager Chris Bedingfield ...

FRAA releases draft APRA, ASIC metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... system: efficiency, resilience, and fairness. One example of an APRA metric assesses the number of MySuper members in a high-fee, poor-performing super funds. A metric for ASIC will assess the average time it takes to complete an investigation and the ...

Graduates confident about finance career prospects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
Despite the current environment, Australian university graduates are generally upbeat about their job prospects, even more so than they were in 2021. Among the most confident are those looking for a role in finance, the CFA Institute found. According ...

AMP rolls out new North features

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
In a bid to improve advice practice efficiency, AMP introduced a new Record of Advice (ROA) process to the platform, while also upgrading its MyNorth Lifetime Super Calculator. The new ROA template contains pre-formatted tables and charts detailing ...

Australian Ethical selects new administrator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
Australian Ethical has chosen GROW Technology Services as its superannuation administration provider, marking the start of a multi-year transition. In a business update, Australian Ethical explained that following its merger with Christian Super, its ...

Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... client," he said. The removal of several layers of red tape for advisers was lauded by the advice industry. The removal of Fee Disclosure Statements, rationalisation of fee consent, eradicating the Best Interests Duty Safe Harbour steps, were quick wins ...