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Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has accused Future Super and Verve of misleading consumers who are unlikely to understand the funds' relationship to Diversa Trustees. During questioning, Liberal MP and committee chair ...

FPA calls for levy overhaul

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has recommended a review of the financial advice industry levy ahead of this year's federal budget. The FPA is calling on the government to review the ASIC industry levy and move away from annual ...

Lakehouse Capital adds return-to-work appointment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The $640 million equities manager has temporarily added a former Anacacia Capital investment director to its team, as a part of its its return to work program for professionals returning to the workforce after extended absence. Antonella Petrella is ...

RSE trustee board composition evolving

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
In the last six years, independent directors have gone from holding 5.2% of the total board positions at RSE licensees to 10.7% of them as at June 2020, says new APRA data. The total directorships at responsible superannuation entity licensees shrunk ...

Ord Minnett expands footprint

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
In its next phase of growth, the wealth management group has opened the doors to its new office in Tasmania which will offer full-service stockbroking and financial planning. The office is led by senior investment adviser and branch manager Luke Rybarczyk ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
The nation's wealthiest saw their fortunes increase by nearly $85 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, a global survey highlighting the widening income-inequity gap shows. Thirty-one Australian billionaires saw their bank balances swell between March ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
A new year, a new administration but its same old, same old for the US Federal Reserve. As expected and in a unanimous decision, the Fed confirmed: "The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25% and expects ...

Maple-Brown Abbott finetunes Aussie equities lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
The Sydney boutique is winding up its geared Australian equities fund after underperformance and dwindling assets, while trimming the fees on two others. Maple-Brown Abbott 's Australian Geared Equity Fund has been around since 2002 and uses leverage ...

Clime consolidates SMAs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Clime Investment Management has streamlined its operations by consolidating and replacing a number of separately managed accounts (SMAs) after its acquisition of Madison Financial Group. The investment manager initiated its Project Streamline by consolidating ...

AFCA forced into rule change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has been forced into a rule change regarding its jurisdiction over authorised representatives after a court decision. The NSW Supreme Court ruled in the case of DH Flinders v Australian Financial Complaints ...