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CareSuper, MIESF assess merger potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... 1983. It faces challenges as a result of not being open to the public and catering to an industry that typically employs as few as 60,000 people nationwide at any given time; as a closed fund, it also cannot take on the retirement savings of those working ...

Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
Active fund managers tend to outperform their passive counterparts in certain categories like Australian equity income and bonds, but the latter has better survivorship rates, according to Morningstar's latest Active/Passive Barometer report. The analysis ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... of financial advice. "The reality is that the traditional financial advice service has re-orientated or shifted in the past few years due to all of the regulatory and compliance [changes] that advisers have to face," Guiamatsia added. "What we are seeing ...

Capital Group names managing director for APAC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Marketa Dvorak has commenced as managing director, global financial institutions (GFI) in Asia Pacific at Capital Group. Based in Singapore, Dvorak was most recently the head of southeast Asia for Wellington Management for eight years and was instrumental ...

Fed cuts rates as Powell is questioned on Trump win

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates overnight, in line with market expectations, but chair Jerome Powell faced a raft of questions over President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House. The Fed continued its policy easing cycle with a 25 ...

FCA changes bonds, derivatives transparency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced new transparency rules for bonds and derivatives markets and wants to expand payment options for investment research used by institutional investors. The regulator said it is making changes to the ...

Perpetual halves investment in embattled Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... manager is no long a substantial holder of Star Entertainment. Star Entertainment has faced a flurry of issues over the past few years. Back in August the casino operator requested to take a break from trading on the ASX after the release of the Bell ...

Federal Court appoints receivers to ALAMMC Developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... Court has made orders appointing receivers of the property of ALAMMC Developments and a sundry of related corporate entities a few months on from freezing the assets of company director David McWilliams. The receivers, Helen Newman and Andrew Fielding ...

Most influential financial advisers revealed in FS Power50

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Financial Standard has recognised the most influential financial advisers in Australia in its annual FS Power50 list. The Power50 list, now in its 11 th year, comprises 50 financial advisers who are deemed to be best promoting the value of the financial ...

Super complaints rise in FY24: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
AFCA's Annual Review revealed the ombudsman service received a record 104,861 complaints from consumers and small businesses in 2023-24, up 8% on the year before. Of those, AFCA received 7325 superannuation complaints, a 5% increase from the previous ...