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Dealer group to fight grandfathered commissions ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... chairman John Ardino said the legislation to abolish grandfathered commissions will increase the cost of financial advice and lower consumer access. "Our industry is at a critical crossroads. The outcome of this challenge in the High Court of Australia ...

Chief economist update: Whatever it takes, however long it takes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... Netherlands against a big stimulus package, Draghi over-delivered. "First, as regards the key ECB interest rates, we decided to lower the interest rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.50%." The interest rate on the main refinancing operations ...

Vanguard appoints operation risk lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... turnover. The base fee is 0.60% p.a. plus an outperformance/underperformance fee capped at +/- 0.0825% p.a. The base fee is lower than the category average of 1.06% p.a., Vanguard said. The fund is managed by Scottish manager Baillie Gifford which has ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... September to a reading of 98.2 in September - pessimists outnumber optimists - from 100.0 in the previous month and has trended lower since hitting the high of 106.1 back in July last year. This is the slow boiling of the frog. Contrast this with the ...

BetaShares defends Dividend Harvester ETF after critical report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... on their objectives," he said. "Lonsec has their own methodology and objectives and while it is fair to say returns were lower, it is an objective driven fund to reduce volatility and we have delivered on that."

Kapstream cuts fees on flagship fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
The Kapstream Absolute Return Income Fund is shaving 15bps off its retail fees, as competition in the segment heats up and yields drop. The fund currently has about $3.8 billion of retail money and will go from charging 70bps to 55bps in annual management ...

Vanguard launches three new active funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... turnover. The base fee is 0.60% p.a. plus an outperformance/underperformance fee capped at +/- 0.0825% p.a. The base fee is lower than the category average of 1.06% p.a., Vanguard said. The fund is managed by Scottish manager Baillie Gifford which has ...

Suitability of managed accounts grows

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... efficiency benefits. "Everyone's heard of the efficiency story. Absolutely, that's a key driver. We think efficiency, we think lower administrative burden and we think reduced cost," Mantella said. "But that's only one side of the story." According to ...

Foresight launches new wholesale fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... projects - with the objective of offering investors predictable income and yield margin and diversification benefits through lower correlation with the broader equity, property and bond markets. The green bond asset class had typically been most readily ...

Chief economist update: Germany in the budget's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 gave birth to "non-conventional monetary policy" - where many developed country central banks lowered interest rates to zero/negative and/or engaged in quantitative easing. While these prevented the "Great Recession" ...