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More super funds will merge: QMV

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
COVID-19 will be the shove that forces some superannuation funds to merge, while others thought safe prior to the pandemic will also be left pondering consolidation. According to QMV practice lead Anthony Forbes, there are certain funds that are going ...

Has COVID-19 solved the advice problem?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
With robo-advice yet to take off in Australia, and the cost of advice still too high for most people, has COVID-19 delivered the solution to the sector's problems on a silver platter? Shadforth's Terry Dillion certainly thinks so. Speaking to Financial ...

AFCA extends complaints response time

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will provide a nine-day extension to consumers, small businesses and financial services firms to respond to complaints amid the COVID-19 crisis. The change comes into effect immediately and will apply ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Panicked, stressed people are making rash decisions and falling victim to scams as they navigate the economic fallout of COVID-19 - but compliance has left some financial advisers and service providers feeling hamstrung in helping. Meg Heffron, managing ...

Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Thinking about diversity as more than simply a matter of gender and race could benefit organisations, especially in the investment and pension industries, according to the co-head of the Thinking Ahead Institute. Thinking Ahead Institute at Willis Towers ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Future Fund chief investment officer Raphael Arndt is confident Australia's sovereign wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
It was just a matter of time. With almost every person on this planet talking about the "C" word - coronavirus or COVID-19, that is - under their face masks, it's hardly surprising that fiscal and monetary authorities are now fashioning their own ...

RBA expected to cut again; maybe even tomorrow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey found 90% of economists believe there will be a rate cut in 2020, with 15% expecting the cut to come tomorrow. Graham Cooke, insights manager at Finder, said 20 economists specifically called out the threat of the coronavirus. ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
The peak body for industry super funds is stepping up its campaign to convince the public of the benefits of increasing the superannuation guarantee, as the RBA weighs in to the debate. Industry Super Australia has kicked off a new advertising campaign ...

Meet the Sydney boutique beating Magellan's returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
A Sydney boutique started by a former Evans and Partners investor outperformed all its peers last year and it's not afraid of disclosing its stock picks. Aoris Investment Management was set up in 2017 by Stephen Arnold and runs just one fund, which ...