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AIA to launch income protection product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... be refined according to adviser and industry feedback." IP CORE sits at the lower end of the cost spectrum, next to the basic Income Protection Accident Only/Super Income Protection Accident Only cover.

Exemptions to AFSLs explained by ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... the AFSL. The regulator provided several examples where the exemptions may apply but stressed the fact sheet was providing basic information and does not cover the whole of the relevant law regarding the topic.

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... more than 100 strategies and 40 asset managers to provide a Morningstar ESG Commitment Level score of leader, advanced, basic or low. The largest cohort, 16 out of the 40 asset managers, were ranked as having a basic commitment to ESG. Six firms earned ...

Industry fund names new group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... changing part D of the definition from 'Activities of Daily Living' to 'Total and permanent disability - unlikely to do basic activities associated with work ever again'. The change in insurer comes shortly after ACSRF increased premiums for members ...

Morningstar adds ESG to analysis

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... analysts will rate the investment strategy on process, resources and the asset manager and assign a rating of leader, advanced, basic or low. Morningstar head of research Haywood Kelly said evaluating ESG risk is imperative for companies to meet stakeholder ...

Rest increases admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... estimates, Rest said estimated investment fees for its Core Strategy, Capital Stable, Balanced, Diversified, High Growth, Basic Cash and Property options have reduced. "At the end of each financial year, Rest reviews the investment fees members pay for ...

The Big Issue launches investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... impact. Users can choose from three accounts to hold their investments. The General Investment Account, which is the most basic account; the JISA account, which can be used as a children's savings account; and the ISA investment account, which can ...

Crypto exchange owners charged

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... derivatives cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX are facing criminal charges for allegedly violating anti-money laundering laws and basic compliance procedures. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged co-founders Arthur Hayes (chief executive) ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... enhance the performance of default MySuper products. "There are over 90 MySuper products, which are supposed to be the most basic that people get defaulted into," Hume said. "We've decided that the best way for consumers to engage with that system is ...

Effects of ERS not so bad: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
Despite over $34 billion being removed from the super system, the Grattan Institute is sticking to its guns that the effects of the Early Release of Super scheme will not have too great of an impact on retirement outcomes. Speaking at the digital Morningstar ...