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Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Mission accomplished! This appears to be the Fed's latest missive at the conclusion of its 10-11 December FOMC meeting - after three 25 bps cuts - in July, September and October - that took the fed funds rate from 2.5% to 1.75%. Fed chair Jerome ...

ASIC lifts ban on new opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
Fund managers will be allowed to list new non-transparent active ETFs, as ASIC lifts the pause after a six-month-long review. However, it has asked responsible entities and market making agents to review their current arrangements to manage risks. The ...

Advisers better learn what women want: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
New research from Allianz Retire+ suggests that if financial advisers want to keep clients happy and gain referrals, they need to better understand the advice needs of women. The research, which looked at the 10 years before retirement and in retirement ...

Active ETF review results imminent

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
ASIC will meet with key players in the active ETF space this afternoon and is expected to release the findings of its review of the sector as early as this evening. The corporate regulator has invited product issuers, market makers and the exchanges ...

Industry fund pushes for simpler super splitting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
One of the nation's largest super funds has joined forces with Women's Legal Service Victoria (WLSV) to simplify the process of splitting super assets. HESTA said it is working with WLSV to remove barriers preventing women from claiming their fair share ...

ESG scores may be inflated: Eaton Vance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
As investors seek to integrate ESG data into their investment processes, they can mistakenly conflate ESG scores in practice with more familiar financial quality metrics, new research from Eaton Vance has revealed. The paper suggests the conflation ...

Elders FP to shutter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Elders Financial Planning will be wound down over the coming months, the dealer group has confirmed. In a statement to Financial Standard, a spokesperson for Elders Financial Planning confirmed a decision to close the dealer group was reached at the ...

APRA releases MySuper heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
The prudential regulator has finally published its long-awaited heat map for MySuper products, with deputy chair Helen Rowell saying it's likely many in the industry will feel uncomfortable. APRA released the first iteration of its MySuper heat ...

Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
Industry superannuation funds have laid down the gauntlet to their counterparts, taking the top 10 positions in Rainmaker's most recent league tables for risk-adjusted MySuper returns. The latest edition of Rainmaker's RMetrics MySuper report has seen ...

Super consumer body grateful for intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
With just 18 months of funding left, Super Consumers Australia has been handed a potential lifeline by the government. After the government announced it would take its first steps towards fulfilling a recommendation of the Productivity Commission to ...