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Super scammer permanently banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
ASIC has permanently banned a former financial adviser, Daniel McSweeny, after he was previously banned for five year s. McSweeny was charged with 20 dishonesty offences in 2018, as well as one offence for falsifying books as a company director. An ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
"Never ask a barber if you need a haircut," Warren Buffett once famously advised. The barber's nod will invariably be met with opposition from shampoo manufacturers. Such is the divide between the Morrison government (the barber) and labour unions ...

To merge or not to merge?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
The question around whether being bigger is better was one of the key points of discussion at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, with MTAA and Aware Super talking mergers. MTAA Super chief Leeanne Turner said that whilst ...

Banks return $1.2bn for bad advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
Six of Australia's largest banks have paid or offered a total of $1.24 billion in compensation to customers, according to new ASIC figures. The funds have been returned to customers who suffered loss or detriment due to fees for no service misconduct ...

Ponzi schemer succeeds at appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
A die-hard Collingwood Magpies fan who, with his wife, scammed friends they met through the football club of over $1 million, has had success at appeal. Douglas Johnston, together with his wife Maureen Johnston, were found by ASIC to have run a dodgy ...

Chief economist update: Light at the end of the Euro tunnel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
It's beginning to look a lot like the Eurozone economy wouldn't be able to dodge a double-dip recession given tighter and/or extended coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns remain in place in many of its member countries. Eurozone GDP fell into ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
Two industry superannuation funds will pool their assets to create a $61 billion trust, in a move that is set to be a better alternative to a merger. Touted as an industry first, Maritime Super and Hostplus today announced an asset-pooling partnership ...

ASX profits slide, names chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has recorded a fall in profit in its half-year results and has replaced its chair following the retirement of its incumbent. Net profit after tax dropped 3.4% to $241.8 million and net interest income down 39.5% ...

Local managed funds fee revenues shrinks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Wholesale managed funds reaped $4.5 billion in fee revenue in 2020 but average fees were down 6bps, according to new Rainmaker research. Rainmaker analysed more than 1000 managed funds which had $588 billion in total assets. The average fee wholesale ...

Rest extends State Street relationship

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The $59 billion industry fund has mandated its custodian State Street to streamline operations in its investment portfolio. Rest will implement Charles River Development Investment Management Solution (IMS) for in-house investments and 'whole-of-fund' ...