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Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... additional guardrails will be implemented to establish strong consumer protections for the new advisers. This includes imposing extra obligations on AFSLs and enacting legislated minimum competency standards for advisers. This will apply to superannuation ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... principal adviser Will Mackay said: "Private markets offer unique opportunities not easily accessible to others and bring an extra layer of diversification to our portfolios. In a diversified portfolio context, an allocation to private markets can enhance ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... caused by elevated inflation and increased interest rates has affected equity and bond markets on a global scale, putting extra pressure on asset owners to reassess and adjust their strategies," Gao said. "The shift from an era of low inflation and interest ...

Buffett outlines plans for Berkshire Hathaway

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... 2006. "At Thanksgiving, I have much to be thankful for..." Buffett said. "At 93, I feel good but fully realise I am playing extra innings." Buffett revealed that his three children, Howard, Susan and Peter, are the executors of his will and will be trustees ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... Tindall calculates the average owner-occupier variabale rate to be as high 7.11%. Borrowers owing $500,000 would pay an extra $76 in monthly mortgage repayments. "Australia has made significant progress in the war against inflation since December of ...

TelstraSuper launches option, retirement tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... retirement and projects their superannuation balance. It calculates the impact of investment changes and lump sum withdrawals, or extra contributions made, and if a member is entitled to the Age Pension. Retirees can estimate if they are on track to ...

Super member loyalty on the rise: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... proactively help me understand everything I need to know about my super'. 'When I contact the fund, they go the extra mile' also only scored 7.4 out of 10. "Comments from members who regarded their fund highly on going the extra mile cited ...

Insignia's managed account FUM swells

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... across its range of managed account solutions. About 55% of this is held in managed discretionary accounts (MDA) on Expand Extra, it said. Meantime, about $1.3 billion is held in the separately managed accounts (SMA) managed by MLC Asset Management on ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
While the vast majority of fintechs fail, a new study from the University of New South Wales finds that their success rate is closely linked to the founder's personality. After using artificial intelligence to analyse the Twitter profiles of 21,000 ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... economics study to employ a deep learning model to quantify facial attractiveness, unattractive fund managers notched up an extra 0.17% in monthly returns, eclipsing those deemed more conventionally attractive. The study posited that while good-looking ...