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Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The scalable advice platform aimed at addressing the gender wealth gap has officially launched this International Women's Day, with narrowing the superannuation its primary focus. The Super Fierce platform primarily compares superannuation products ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

ASIC stands against suspicious SMSF auditing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... registration of several SMSF auditors. These auditors were involved in reciprocal audit arrangements, which create self-interest and familiarity and threaten independence. These actions follow referrals to ASIC by the ATO of 18 SMSF auditors, for contravening ...

AvSuper names insurer, premiums rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... percentage-based component at $1000 a year. Members also pay $1.15 per week for membership. It also launched an Expression of Interest process for selected super funds in December last year, citing rising costs as a factor. "Keeping fees low is also ...

AGL rejects another takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... momentum we have recently seen in the business through our solid half year result, strong progress on the demerger, strong interest in our Energy Transition Investment Partnership and the improvements we are seeing in forward wholesale prices." Cannon-Brookes ...

Moomoo launches down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
As of tomorrow, Australian investors will be able to trade all shares and ETFs on Australian and US stock exchanges with the launch of global digital investment platform Moomoo. Access to Hong Kong, Singapore and China Connect exchanges are expected ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces next merger partner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), the entity created by the merger of QSuper and Sunsuper, has announced its next merger partner. The Australia Post Superannuation Scheme (APSS) has formally agreed to merge with ART. The APSS trustee's independent ...

Supply chain, labour shortage fears: Analysts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... businesses over the year ahead. Confidence is likely boosted by the fact banks traditionally do well when inflation and interest rates are rising. However, the price of skilled labour is an issue: it was the only sector in the survey where a majority ...

EY appoints chief economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... challenges, including low and falling unemployment, increasing capacity utilisation, rising cost pressures and higher interest rates. "The economy, and business, has proven to be incredibly resilient throughout the pandemic, but that does not mean the ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Russia's shocking attack on the Ukraine has far-reaching implications for emerging markets investors. Franklin Templeton's emerging markets team said it is "monitoring developments very closely, with the twin goals of being risk-aware and prioritising ...