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AFA names Great Advice Awards winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
In place of its traditional awards program this year, the Association of Financial Advisers unveiled the recipients of the inaugural Great Advice Awards. AFA national president Michael Nowak said due to COVID-19 restrictions and being unable to host ...

Lending curbs to impact housing market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia has suggested it may shift policy to cool the property market in 2022, likely to result in homebuyers being able to borrow less. BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete Wargent said that this time around the rules will mostly impact ...

Spaceship hikes Voyager fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
The micro-investing app is introducing a flat management fee to replace its current percentage-based fee structure, despite its chief executive previously saying there were no plans to increase fees. From November 1, customers invested in a Spaceship ...

Failing Asgard super option to close

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
After failing the inaugural Your Future, Your Super performance test, Asgard Employee Super will shutter next month, with many members being transferred to BT's Retirement Wrap. Members of the fund were actually notified ahead of the performance ...

Social media pump and dumps gain traction

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The regulator has warned that pump and dump schemes are becoming a trend on social media. ASIC said it has observed a "concerning" trend of social media posts being used to coordinate pump and dump activity in listed stocks. It's now issued a reminder ...

Boutique hires portfolio manager from Ausbil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
A boutique fund manager has appointed a new portfolio manager, hiring from Ausbil's small and microcap team. Melbourne-based ICE Investors has appointed Mason Willoughby-Thomas to the position of portfolio manager within its investment team. He will ...

Federated Hermes releases strategy globally

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The investment manager has made the Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Strategy available to investors across the globe after only being available to US clients. The strategy aims to deliver capital growth and income by investing in sovereign, corporate ...

AFA Foundation supports thousands in need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
In the face of COVID-19, the AFA Foundation raised just shy of $40,000 in FY21, helping 13 charities in the process. Last financial year, the AFA Foundation received 23 applications for grants and selected nine recipients in addition to its four charity ...

Why advisers must understand Retirement Income Covenant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Challenger chair, retirement income Jeremy Cooper presented to the AFA conference, discussing the new Retirement Income Covenant and how it will impact advisers. While the Retirement Income Covenant does not apply any new obligations to financial advisers ...

Class gifts employees leave to fight burnout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
With more research identifying the pressure put on employees by the pandemic and lockdowns, wealth technology firm Class is offering employees extra days off. The ASX-listed firm is introducing paid leave days for its staff to provide time for them ...