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First State Super and WA Super in merger talks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
First State Super and WA Super have said they are exploring the benefits to members of a merger, in a move that would create a $109 billion fund. The funds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and will enter due diligence, with the process expected ...

Madison advisers loyal amid sale

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... Adviser Register (FAR) numbers show Madison's advisers have stuck it out with the firm during the ordeal. It had 101 active advisers at December end, before Sargon Capital's Chinese lender forced it into administration after a default on making ...

Raiz defends double fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... chief executive George Lucas said 66% of the company's revenue is generated from a $2.50 per month management fee from active customers, while 14% comes from fees related to FUM. Lucas said in a period of heightened market volatility, this revenue ...

JBWere partners with cash platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... their advice quality, expertise, and focus on their clients' best interests," he said. The platform has $1.1 billion in active funds on its platform as at January end and so far, users have invested $3 billion in funds through it. In September last ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... any name," it said. In 2000, women made up 19.4% of passive fund managers in the US, compared to only 13.2% in 2019. In active funds management, women made up 13.4% in 2000. Now, this figure sits at a disappointing 10.7%. The fixed income arena isn't ...

Mid and small-caps outperform in 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices has released its annual SPIVA Australia Scorecard; a report measuring the performance of active funds against their respective benchmark indices - and mid and small-caps have come out on top. Surveying returns from 829 Australian ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... Fidelity International scored two wins at the 2020 Morningstar Australia Awards, while passive investing giant Vanguard beat active managers in the multi-asset category. The awards were spread across eight categories, with the winners announced last ...

Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... recognise and support the changing landscape where more and more Australians are working longer, living longer, and staying active longer."

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. ...

ETF popularity soars 52%

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... those products in 2019, a lot has changed." Of the five new fixed interest products launched in 2019, two of these were active ETFs. "Such interest might be due to the strong performance from both the Australian and global fixed-interest markets; the ...