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How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... super funds needing to generate cash, and fast, questions remain on how this will impact equities markets. According to research house Rainmaker Information, at the end of 2019, Australia's superannuation funds owned approximately 38% of the ASX (across ...

New Future Fund chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... the government's long-term financial position and the support our investment activity provides to areas such as medical research have never been more important," Arndt said. "We have excellent people and a resilient organisation. I'm looking forward ...

Morningstar appoints adviser solutions head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... former Macquarie Wrap key account manager set to take care of business development for advisers and asset managers at the research house. Morningstar confirmed Hope's appointment to Financial Standard. "Doug has joined Morningstar as head of adviser ...

Adviser salaries in 2020 revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... current environment, financial advisers need to reset their salary expectations to be aligned with the current market," the research said. Further, Riva said recruitment has slowed due to business uncertainty and the difficulty in onboarding while most ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
New research warns moves by regulators to ensure companies keep a tight rein on capital will likely leave investors worse off. A research paper by First Sentier Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex shows investors - particularly those invested ...

MySuper bounces back

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... expectations of investors for the year, new analysis shows MySuper products have managed to turn things around. Latest Rainmaker research shows MySuper products offered by not-for-profit funds are performing strongly in the wake of COVID-19, with Rainmaker's ...

Platform cancels top 50 funds list

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... manage conflicts e.g. preference for funds offering discounts over formal and objective criteria, lack of independence of research teams and associated governance," FCA director of supervision - life insurance and financial advice Debbie Gupta wrote. ...

Allan Gray appoints head of adviser distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... distribution team including strategic distribution initiatives. Julian Morrison will continue in his role as head of research houses and key accounts. "The strong growth in absolute adviser numbers discovering the benefits of our contrarian investment ...

Early release of super numbers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... applications for early release of super due to financial hardship a week. Last week it received 65,000. Rainmaker head of research Alex Dunnin said the numbers from APRA super funds are lower than some of the more dire initial predictions. "The figures ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
New Morningstar research comparing the carbon emission risk in managed funds has seen some ethical-themed funds missing out on a low carbon designation. A low carbon designation was awarded by Morningstar to funds with a low carbon risk score for their ...