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Colonial First State settles super class action for $56.3m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... consumers weren't losing money on unnecessary fees and products, and Colonial had a legal obligation over and above a basic moral obligation to move default member balances into MySuper at the time that best met their members' needs, not their ...

Global alliance calls for BNPL regulations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
CHOICE has joined consumer groups from around the world in calling for urgent action on buy now, pay later credit providers. The global statement released by Consumers International is supported by 11 consumer organisations from nine countries. It comes ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... important measure." Vynokur agrees with Hobbs that the idea of what responsible investing means is shifting over time. He says basic exclusions like weapons and tobacco are no longer what investors expect, rather investors want their portfolios to align ...

FSC names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... and the Stewardship Code for fund managers. Loane was grilled at the Hayne Royal Commission where she struggled to answer basic questions about the dodgy sales practices of life insurers.

Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... by non-super investments (62%). Conversely, a separate study by Challenger found women, under 65s and others expecting a basic lifestyle in retirement are more concerned about outliving their retirement savings. This is despite 40% believing they will ...

Advisers optimistic for 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
Financial advisers expect Aussie equities to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to new research. The latest study from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are much more optimistic about local shares than they were ...

eToro expands crypto offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... inflation." Still, he urged investors to keep in mind that crypto is a highly volatile asset class. "Investors should remember the basic tenets of investing: diversify, understand what you are investing in and never invest more than you can afford to ...

OnePath tops Fat Cat super fund list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... these investment consultants and active fund managers take a nice big juicy fee from your super but rarely outperform a basic index that tracks the market. In fact, over the last five years approximately one in 10 super funds were able to beat the index ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Queensland University of Technology senior lecturer Elisabeth Sinnewe says some members may be lulled into a bad choice about superannuation when they read the performance test results. Sinnewe discussed the behavioural aspects of consumer choices ...

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... rights Katie Hepworth said. "However, at the moment many companies are failing to provide investors and the public with even basic information about their workforces, such as the percentage of labour hire and contract workers in their total workforce." ...