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AFA, FPA share bleak view of industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... questioning on the FASEA exam and the participation rate.Following that, Labor MP Daniel Molino referred to the FASEA exam as "basic", saying that it concerns him that only 7000 financial advisers out of 23,000 had completed the exam recently - and about ...

APRA heatmap sees members save on fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... with the original intent of MySuper products - that they are simple, cost effective and well-designed products that contain basic features required by most members, and take appropriate action if not," the report reads. For account balances of $10,000 ...

ATO data heaps pressure on ASIC's SMSF fact sheet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... ASIC's SMSF fact sheet was well intended, but noted that aggregated expense data made it difficult to "clearly determine the basic operating expenses of an SMSF. As a result, he said the publication "lacked balance and would have benefited from more ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... interest (such as heavy exposure to ISPT and IFM Investors) and low transparency (such as IFM Investors' failure to answer basic questions on remuneration." In particular, Wilson took note of IFM's lack of executive remuneration transparency. It last ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
At a virtual round table hosted by QIC the chief investment officers of AustralianSuper, LGIAsuper and more defended allocations to illiquid assets. Following weeks of scrutiny over potential liquidity issues facing super funds, the chief investments ...

Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
New research from Melbourne Business School Orford Initiative has found there is more demand for annuity products than the industry or government previously believed. However, that demand is being stifled by a lack of understanding among consumers on ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... average" fund markets needing to improve. The research house did not assign a "bottom" grade to any market, as all provide basic protections for investors, it said. Morningstar head of policy research and co-author of the study Aron Szapiro said the ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
In an industry known for its reliance on pen and paper, financial advisers have been quick to pivot their business models in the face of COVID-19 and embrace technology. For tech-savvy advisers the COVID-19 spurred shutdown will likely see no material ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... of key ESG issues into focus, ranging from labour standards and workforce management, the potential need for a universal basic income (and consideration of what role companies have to play in this at times of crisis), through to ecosystem resilience ...

Return of the king

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Holding cash as part of your portfolio may not be sexy, but in uncertain times investors are rushing back to old faithful. In January this year, Financial Standard published a piece on cash management and all those who held cash also held the same mentality ...