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Advisers who failed FASEA exam granted extension

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... light of the July exam registrations closing tomorrow. In acknowledging the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it has caused, the Morrison government has introduced "very limited changes to FASEA exam requirements", she said. "For those ...

Calls for Royal Commission into housing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... the form of residential mortgages, one of the highest globally and greatly exposing the banking system to potential disruption. Home ownership rates, meanwhile, have halved for under-35s since 1995. Along with the Royal Commission, which the researchers ...

CFS, UniSuper win customer satisfaction nods

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... AustralianSuper won Major Industry Super Fund of the Year. CFS general manager Kelly Power said 2020 was a year of "disruption from the pandemic and one where we sought to really support our customers during such uncertainty with their financial well-being". ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
Australian regulators expect institutions to cease the use of LIBOR in new contracts before the end of 2021. ASIC, APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia have reiterated the importance of ensuring a timely transition away from the London Interbank Offered ...

Investors move to thematic funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... Green Transition Index Fund (NZD), Lazard Global Digital Health Fund, BetaShares Cloud Computing ETF and Orca Global Disruption Fund. The largest thematic fund in Australia is the BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF with $488 million in funds under management. ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... lockdown would go the same way of the five-day lockdown imposed only three months earlier (February) - short and minimal disruption to economic activity and the short-circuiting the spread of infections. Then again, all might not go well because Victoria ...

Advisers report burnout, breaking point: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... great meaning and purpose in the work they do." However, the narrative in the industry has been that all the change and disruption they are going through is taking its toll on advisers not only professionally but also personally, Fraser said. "We did ...

Equip, Catholic appoint acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... Anna for her role in the successful joint venture and SFT, and acknowledge her team's work guiding us through the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic."

UniSuper to open doors to public

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... O'Sullivan said opening the fund coupled with the fact that the higher education sector and super industry are undergoing disruption, will allow current and new UniSuper members to benefit from scale. "Regulatory change and industry consolidation ...

Managed funds coped with COVID-19: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... industry associations. "Overall, the responsible entities we reviewed well managed the liquidity challenges and market disruption of COVID-19. As the economic situation improves through 2021, responsible entities should continue to carefully manage the ...