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Ongoing fees, advice fees in super to be reformed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... obligations around charging ongoing fees for financial advice and outlaw advice fees charged by superannuation funds. On Friday, the government released consultation draft legislation to implement 22 recommendations and two additional commitments from ...

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... out of global consulting firm Mercer, who released its latest Australian Shares Investment Manager Performance Survey on Friday. Sydney-based fund manager Selector took out the top spot with its High Conviction Equity Fund, returning 39.2% before tax ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... September. According to Ben James, director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys at the ABS: "We have seen strong growth in Black Friday sales, both in areas such as electrical goods and online sales, but also in areas such as clothing and furniture... ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... international law. It comes after a targeted US drone strike killed Iran's top military general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday last week. US gold futures hit US$1590.90 per ounce on Monday as investors rushed to hedge their wealth against ...

China still positive despite unrest

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... companies, it's a lot. In November, China's largest company Alibaba held its annual Singles Day event. Much like Black Friday or Boxing Day, discounts are offered site wide, while consumers are encouraged to celebrate being single by buying as much as ...

Women in Super: A year of accomplishments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
It was a busy year for Women in Super, capped last Friday with the end-of-year Christmas luncheon where the association raised $18,000 on the day for a community foundation supporting women. Lata McNulty, chair of the NSW Committee, said that in 2019 ...

Super fund PDSs to include single cost of product figure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... released an updated version of Regulatory Guide 97 Disclosing Fees and Costs in PDSs and Periodic Statements (RG97) on Friday, which simplifies how fees and costs are presented in periodic statements and now includes a single "Cost of Product" figure ...

Westpac gives investors an out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... against the bank public. Those wishing to withdraw their application for share purchase plan shares have until 5pm (AEDT) on Friday, December 6 to do so. Unveiled during the bank's full-year results announcement earlier this month, the share purchase ...

Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... values-based firm and the latest developments in the SMSF sector. The 2019 FPA Congress kicks off tomorrow and runs through Friday, November 29 at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2019 FPA Congr ...

Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... the government's retirement income review. The retirement income review's consultation period officially opened late on Friday afternoon, providing industry participants and the broader Australia community with just over two months to raise issues and ...