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New SMAs launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... launch the SMAs through Ethical Advisers Funds Management. The SMAs will screen out investments in oil, tobacco, weapons, heavy polluters, gambling and coal while targeting healthcare, recycling, education, sustainable technologies, clean energy and ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... more generally, taking a toll on business confidence, investment decisions, and global trade," the report said. Australia's heavy reliance on China and the United States being a major cause for concern as the fund warns that with "a projected slowdown ...

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... bank that's engaged in fighting without fighting. This is because the pound sterling's depreciation is doing the heavy lifting. Its effective exchange rate has bounced around but it has remained at levels plumbed straight after the vote to Brexit ...

ETFS Capital backs indexing startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
ETFS Capital, chaired by Australian billionaire Graham Tuckwell, made a significant investment in a London indexing startup founded by industry heavyweights last year. Moorgate Benchmarks kicked off last year and aims to provide benchmark solutions ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... - according to vox.com, it now contributes only 3% to China's economy versus around 27% in the 1990s. The escalating heavy-handed police responses to the protesters indicate the determination of the powers that are determination to enforce its authority ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... change will prove too much, saying: "Where we're headed to is the right direction but we've been given a steep climb and a heavy backpack."

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... commissions and other market disruptions. We have consulted through the process as required." As a result, those practices with a heavy reliance on grandfathered commissions will be hardest hit by the buyback changes. "The government has legislated to ...

Kogan Super launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
Kogan's low-cost, online-led superannuation fund backed by Mercer Australia has launched today. The two firms flagged their partnership to launch Kogan Super late last year, promising a "new no frills, ultra-low fee" offering that will disrupt the ...

Government super fund changes insurance terms, premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... after two years or at age 65 (whichever occurred first). Current restrictions which limit hazardous and listed certain "blue/heavy blue" occupations to a maximum SCI benefit of $4200 per month will be replaced with a maximum benefit of $10,000 per month. ...

APRA forced to overhaul culture, capabilities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... that APRA needs to discern between communicating appropriately to the public and when to operate confidentially. APRA drew heavy criticism for the way it has regulated the superannuation sector, and oftentimes puts it in the "back seat" next to the banking ...