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AMP super class action finally hits court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... 2008 and 2020 - "especially those in uncompetitive, high fee products, MySuper products, cash, and term deposits." The central claims relate to administration fees charged on Flexible Lifetime Super accounts, MySuper accounts, and overcharging investment ...

RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said he is not expecting any forward guidance from the central bank. "We expect the RBA to leave the door ajar for a follow-up July rate cut simply by not providing any forward guidance," ...

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... research-driven results make her the right choice. "Zara is also a great example of internal talent progression and will play a central role in delivering great client outcomes within our Australian equities product range," he added. Elsewhere, Australian ...

AMP, intelliflo introduce dashboard enhancements for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
AMP and intelliflo have announced a suite of enhancements on their respective systems to offer better efficiency for advisers. Following the introduction of the AI FileNote assistant in March, AMP has brought a newly-enhanced Actively Management Dashboard ...

Fed holds rates, but RBA still poised for a cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... US President Donald Trump's tariffs. The Fed noted that "uncertainty about the economic outlook has increased" and the central bank was watching the situation closely. "In some ways it appears that the Fed is concerned at repeating the mistakes of the ...

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... expectations." Maintaining long-term, growth-oriented investment strategies through multiple market ups and downs had been central to the success of the NZ Super Fund, she added. Meanwhile, over 10 years the Future Fund was the best performing Australian ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... argues that innovation leaders across semiconductors, automation and the AI ecosystem aren't peripheral to that growth, but central to productivity and modernisation. "The dislocation between market perception and sector fundamentals presents an opportunity. ...

QTC names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
The Queensland government's central financing authority welcomed a former TCorp treasury lead as its new boss. Queensland Treasury Corporation has appointed Simon Ling, an executive with nearly three decades of experience in investment banking ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... she was a principal advisor for Treasury's Financial System Inquiry, after which she made the leap to the UK to join the Central Bank of Ireland's policy and risk team. Her appointment is part of the UK government's broader strategy to present the UK ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Future Group is growing again, taking on the Zurich Master Superannuation Plan and a small MLC product. The Zurich Master Superannuation Plan will be merged into the Smart Future Trust alongside the MLC Insurance Only product that currently sits inside ...