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Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
There's good news and bad news in the US labour market report for July. First, the good news: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payrolls rose by 1.8 million in July - more than market expectations for an increase ...

Super funds slapped over smoker premiums

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
AMP, Colonial First State, Equity Trustees, IOOF, Intrust, Netwealth and Suncorp have been caught out by the corporate watchdog for wrongfully assigning 'smoker' statuses to new members, with only four of the aforementioned businesses set to ...

SG amnesty deadline nears

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The ATO this week has put Australian businesses on notice, as the amnesty allowing employers to disclose and reimburse previously unpaid superannuation - dating back to 1 July 1992 - fast approaches its closing date. To take up the amnesty, employers ...

Tax impacting super fund investment strategies: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
New research from Parametric Australia suggests the taxation system is negatively impacting super funds' long horizon approach to investing. The research, titled Unlocked: A Framework for Superannuation Equity Portfolio Evolution in a Taxable Environment ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
APRA has been forced to clarify the standards it holds for superannuation trustees when valuing unlisted assets. It comes as the market downturn as a result of the pandemic and the Early Release of Superannuation Scheme (ERS) has led to industry concerns ...

BetaShares rejigs oil ETF...again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
BetaShares' ETF that tracks crude oil futures is once again changing the length of contracts it tracks and is taking extra measures to automatically convert the ETF to all cash if oil futures drop significantly again. The BetaShares Crude Oil Index ...

Pinnacle reports FY20 inflows, profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
Pinnacle Investment Management's 16 affiliates tallied up only $3 billion in net inflows in FY20 as institutional allocators deferred mandate decisions in COVID-19 but the firm managed to grow NPAT by 5.6% to $32.2 million. PNI this morning reported ...

Magellan to restructure retail global equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Magellan is seeking unitholder approval to create a mega fund of $15 billion that would combine the investment pools of the unlisted, ETF and LIT versions of the Magellan Global Fund. Magellan will create a single trust and issue two unit classes - ...

GQG Partners wins $20m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
A Sydney advice firm has allocated $20 million for global equities to Florida-headquartered GQG Partners. PlayfairTan investment director Darren Cunneen said GQG's global equity strategy had a strong track record, is competitively priced and benchmark ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
FASEA has revealed the areas that financial advisers struggle with in the exam - with regulatory and legal questions presenting a challenge. In the June FASEA exam results for the first time the authority has provided some feedback from the exam data ...