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Frontier Advisors tops asset consultant ranking

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... research, capital markets research, digital research and analysis tools, meeting agreed benchmarks, reasonable fees, risk assessment and advice, advice on Your Future, Your Super and regulations, as well as Net Promoter Score. Frontier chief executive ...

Employment figures no cause for rate hike: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... today's figures, which show a labour market that is tight, but not tightening further, are unlikely to change that assessment. We expect the RBA's hiking phase to remain paused in coming months."

US CPI inflation rate stays stubbornly high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... there's still some disparity in opinions regarding the timeline for the Fed to begin lowering the policy rate. Miller's assessment aligns closely with the Fed's stance, which has consistently characterised the likely policy rate path as "higher for l ...

Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
Rainmaker Information's assessment of superannuation products shows that 56 super funds boast at least one AAA-rated product, down from 66 last year. Rainmaker's AAA Quality Rating evaluates superannuation products on performance, costs, insurance ...

Consumer interests prioritised in YFYS review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... Industry Super Australia (ISA) expressed disappointment that poorer performing Choice sector will remain "shielded" from assessment, including all products in the deaccumulation phase. ISA called on the government to test al APRA regulated funds, including ...

AMP flags first strike on remuneration

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... attendees demanded executives must do more to restore it to its former glory. One shareholder told Hazelton that her assessment on how well AMP is turning around is full of "platitudes and euphemisms", disagreeing with of her many statements. "I nearly ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... meet legislative and professional obligations. "We rely on ratings houses to provide an independent third-party robust assessment on the suitability or otherwise of a particular investment. However, having said that we are all very conscious that having ...

Industry fund bags consecutive customer experience award

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
A $25 billion industry super fund has claimed consecutive top customer experience awards from Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (CSBA). Spirit Super ranked first again in CSBA's SenseCX benchmarking report, which evaluates ease, sentiment ...

Former AMP adviser pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
A former AMP representative, who falsified information when providing superannuation and insurance advice, has pleaded guilty to three charges of dishonest conduct and is due to be sentenced. David Fong, who operated Fong Financial Planners, pleaded ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... complexity of any one fund, assets under management, and the supply chains that go through each asset, where does the assessment stop?" she asked. She further pointed out that the conversation no longer solely relates to climate change specifically. ...