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Lazard Asset Management slashes fund fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
From April, the global investment giant will reduce the management fee on two of its Australian equity funds for both institutional and retail share classes. Specifically, the management fee of the Lazard Select Australian Equity Fund's retail share ...

Asendium launches swift SOA solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
The fintech has officially launched a solution that slashes the time to generate a statement of advice from eight hours to two hours. Asendium is aiming to reduce three major bottlenecks for advisers: processes, people and fragmented systems. Asendium ...

Fund manager hit with serious charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... a fund administration mandate to SS&C Technologies. Earlier that year, Global Merces launched a regtech solution that slashes the managed funds application process to five minutes, FUND.ID Grofski appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court. She was ...

CBA slashes profits, boosts dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Commonwealth Bank has rewarded shareholders with a generous dividend payout despite its latest results falling short of expectations. December 2020 half-year results show the bank's net-profit after tax dipped 21% to $4.9 billion on the prior corresponding ...

Industry fund slashes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
A $13 billion superannuation fund has slashed its administration fees by a third. LGIAsuper members will pay less administration fees - from $1.50 per week or $78 per year to $1 a week or $52 per year starting this month. LGIAsuper chief executive Kate ...

Future Fund slashes fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
The Future Fund is paying less in fund management fees as it pivots toward more passive investment strategies. During the last financial year, the fund paid $224.7 million to external investment managers, nearly a quarter (23%) less than the total payout ...

Perpetual slashes fees

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
The $28.4 billion investment manager will slash fees on nine of its fixed income funds and investment offerings, effective from October this year. Perpetual Investments general manager global distribution Adam Quaife said the management fee reduction ...

Super fund slashes fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds has dropped its pension fee by 40%, saving members $156 per year. $48 billion industry fund Hostplus said will drop its pension fee from 1 April 2020, with the change set to reduce fees from $7.50 ...

Evans Dixon slashes staff

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Embattled wealth manager Evans Dixon has revealed it fired 20% of its staff, as it reports its underlying earnings were down 22% for the half-year to $20.8 million. The firm cut 14% of its staff in its wealth advice business, 5% of its E&P business ...

SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
State Street Global Advisors will slash the fees of the most traded ETF in Australia. SSGA is set to make a six basis point cut to the management costs of its SPDR S&P/ASX200 ETF (STW), pushing its cost down from 0.19% p.a. to 0.13% p.a. The change ...