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GROW Super seeks RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
In recent years new superannuation players have emerged, each with a view to transform the system for the next generation. Although six of the 17 new super products to enter the fray are still yet to officially launch, they have already shaken the industry's ...

Budget measures to drive up super costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The removal of exit fees and caps on passive fees charged by superannuation funds announced in this year's Budget may have unintended consequences. As per Treasurer Scott Morrison's speech, the Government will introduce a 3% annual cap on passive fees ...

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
The Argentinian central bank lifted interest rates, a move intended to stem the sharp and rapid depreciation of the Argentine peso and by extension put downward pressure on inflation. Whoa! Fret not whether the Fed is going to raise interest rates by ...

Thought leadership: Building portfolios for market crises

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Financial Standard's latest roundtable event turned attention to how fund managers, financial advisers, researchers and analysts build investment portfolios for market crises. SQM Research head of research Robert da Silva says behavioural insights over ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Water risk is becoming a threat to Australia's $56 billion agriculture industry, forcing producers to modify practices and compelling investors to find new means to de-risk portfolios. Institutional investors' growing interest in agribusiness is a boon ...

First Super to vote against AMP board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Following a recommendation from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), triggered by findings from the Royal Commission, First Super said it would vote against the re-election of AMP's board at the upcoming annual general meeting. ...

Blue Sky falls short of disclosure expectations

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Following on from the opinion article by Glaucus Research, Blue Sky chair John Kain said the company has fallen short of shareholder and market expectations around transparency and disclosure. As a result of this, Kain said Blue Sky is now commissioning ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
The next fortnight will see the Royal Commission grill some of Australia's biggest providers of financial advice, albeit with some noticeable absences. During the Commission's second round of hearings the big four banks and AMP will appear, as will ...

BetaShares corners market with super-cheap Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
BetaShares will roll out the world's lowest-cost Australian equities ETF, with management costs of 0.07%. The BetaShares Australia 200 ETF invests in the largest 200 companies listed on the ASX and will trade on the exchange under the ticker code A200. ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
It's the data breach that led Edward Snowden to describe Facebook as a surveillance company rebranded as a social media one - and it's now having serious implications on ethical investment strategies. Summarised, Facebook is currently embroiled in multiple ...