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Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the government will press on with Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms that he is preparing to introduce in parliament. The highly anticipated set of changes promise to remove laborious ...

Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
APRA has published the in-depth data on super funds' expenditure from marketing costs and payments to industrial bodies to spending on member services, as the regulator puts a spotlight on how member money is being spent. AustralianSuper had the ...

Qantas Super lowers investment fees, updates cash option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Qantas Super announced changes to its Cash option, updated its exclusions criteria, and lowered investment fees for members. The Cash option's objective is to achieve a return after tax and investment fees equal to the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill ...

SMSF Association announces board director changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Following the retirement of three board directors, the SMSF Association (SMSFA) has announced their successors. The SMSFA has welcomed Heffron managing director Meg Heffron, Vincent director of superannuation advisory Brett Griffiths and Matrix Norwest ...

Active managers find no saviour in dual access products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Active managers see dual access products as their ticket to a booming distribution channel, amid the ongoing secular decline of the unit trust industry. However, if they're hoping exchange-traded products (ETPs) will be a saviour - or at least a ...

CFS unveils fund manager, fee changes to FirstChoice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) is introducing a bunch of fund manager, asset allocation, and fee changes to two of its FirstChoice products from November 16. For FirstChoice Employer Super, Platypus Australian Equities will take over as investment manager ...

Gap exists between licensees' AI use and governance processes: ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
The regulator's inaugural report on use of artificial intelligence by licensees found instances of artificial intelligence (AI) use that was at risk of being at odds with their regulatory obligations. ASIC reviewed more than 600 AI use cases across ...

BlackRock lowers management fees on ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
BlackRock Investment Management has lowered the management fees on the iShares Asia 50 ETF. Management fees and costs for the iShares Asia 50 ETF (IAA) have been lowered from 0.50% per annum to 0.29%. In addition, contribution and withdrawal fees - ...

ASIC secures win against HCF Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
The Federal Court has ruled in ASIC's favour, finding that a 'pre-existing condition' term in certain HCF Life policies was liable to mislead the public. The term was used in three contracts issued under HCF Life's 'Recover' range of products. ASIC ...

amicaa head of distribution exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
Jeremy Gordon has quit amicaa Investments after just four months with the credit specialist that teamed up with global buyout firm Carlyle. A spokesperson for amicaa confirmed his departure and said the groups is looking for a new sales head. "We have ...