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YFYS sanctions don't help existing members: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
On the back of yesterday's heatmaps from APRA, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said it's clear that closing funds to new members is a Choice sector business model, not a punishment. The Choice heatmaps revealed two thirds of products that are closed ...

Citi names local chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Citi has promoted interim country officer Mark Woodruff to the role of chief executive, Australia and head of Citi's Australia and New Zealand cluster. Woodruff, who has been with the bank for 20 years, has also previously served as head of markets ...

Perpetual progresses Pendal integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Perpetual has said it expects to confirm its post-acquisition leadership teams and regional structures by the end of next month, while also flagging further consolidation. Providing an update to the ASX as to the integration of Pendal, Perpetual said ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Morningstar has downgraded four fixed income products following its annual fund manager review. As part of the 2022/23 review, Morningstar completed qualitative assessments of 72 fixed income strategies. As a result, four products were downgraded and ...

US platform bids for Yieldbroker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Local bond and derivatives trading platform Yieldbroker, which is 43% owned by the ASX, is in talks with a US counterpart over a potential sale. New York-based Tradeweb Markets is in advanced discussions to by Yieldbroker under an all-cash deal valued ...

Equity Trustees, OnePath dominate choice heatmap failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
A host of Equity Trustees and OnePath options once again dominated the worst-performing and most expensive Choice products in APRA's newly published heatmap results. Of the 407 options with an eight-year return history APRA analysed, 182 or 45% ...

SMSFs weather market storms: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
A joint research venture between the SMSF Association and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) has found SMSFs outperformed the APRA-regulated fund sector during the 2020 market contraction but underperformed ...

Superannuation market defies capital market chaos

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
Australia's superannuation sector is flourishing, with APRA reporting a record-breaking $163 billion in contributions for 2021-22. This growth was driven by a 9% uptick in employer contributions and a 23% increase in member contributions. Rainmaker ...

Slash proposed tax rate for high super balances: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
To avoid disincentivising Australians saving more for retirement, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) urges the federal government to decrease the proposed 30% tax rate for superannuation balances that exceed $3 million. This is in response ...

Superannuation changes limit tax benefits for top earners: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
According to an ASFA report, the government's proposed superannuation changes will improve equity by curbing tax benefits for high-income earners. The introduction of higher taxation for balances exceeding $3 million is projected to lead to a 9.5% ...