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Bonds not out of the game

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020

Bond managers appear to be taking a more active approach to investing in the current low-volatility environment, according to Bank of China's head of fixed income Mark Todd. Looking into the performance of the major bond funds form the last 12 months ...

Westpac facing new class action

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020

Westpac is facing a new class action over issues connected to the bank's monitoring of financial crime and the recent AUSTRAC scandal. Rosen Law, a US based international investor rights law firm, filed the class action on behalf of purchasers of ...

Ongoing fees, advice fees in super to be reformed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020

New draft legislation aims to increase 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 ...

SMSF data misleading: BGL

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020

SMSF administrator BGL Corporate Solutions has called out ASIC over a "misleading" fact sheet it published and distributed to SMSF trustees last year. It comes after SMSF Association chief John Maroney slammed the regulator over the data used in the ...

Chief economist update: It's a holiday for the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020

"Gone Fishing!" Given "current" market expectations, this would be an appropriate sign on the Fed's door. As expected, the US central bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged at the conclusion of its January FOMC meeting. "The Committee decided ...

ASIC bans former Godfrey Pembroke adviser

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020

A financial adviser who recommended his clients invest in a start-up company which crumbled a year later has been banned from the financial services industry for six years. Adelaide-based financial adviser Adrian John Cassidy has been banned from providing ...

FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020

The peak body for financial planners has moved to reiterate its stance against non-client directed fees in financial advice, as consultation opens into the government's review of stamping fees. The Financial Planning Association of Australia has welcomed ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020

It could have been because it happened at the same time that the coronavirus was making the headlines, or because financial markets widely expected it, or a bit of both, but the European Central Bank's (ECB) first Governing Council meeting for 2020 ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020

With the death toll surpassing 132 and a further 6000 people suspected of being infected, the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has left markets tumbling as fears of an epidemic are stoked by news of the virus spreading around the world. It's caused ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020

It's gone viral! The coronavirus that is, and it is sending shivers in equity markets around the world, from New York to Rio and ol' London town. The financial markets' fear is palpable. The VIX index - the "fear gauge" - jumped to reading ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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