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Managed accounts dominated by SMAs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
According to Rainmaker data, separately managed accounts' (SMA) footprint in the managed account sector has risen dramatically in two years. SMAs funds under advice (FUA) in the past two years increased 151%. Meanwhile, managed discretionary accounts ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Industry groups, consultants and research houses have reacted to findings about Australia's best and worst performing super funds. APRA heatmaps for MySuper products were released yesterday, exposing many sub-par products, but some in the industry ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Amid a year of economic turbulence and soaring inflation, Financial Standard's most read stories reveal attention was once again focused on the evolving superannuation sector. The worst performing super products and funds underscore the majority ...

ASIC takes civil action against Firstmac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
ASIC has commenced the first ever court case against a financial product distributor for alleged breaches of design and distribution obligations (DDO). The regulator commenced the civil penalty action in the Federal Court against Firstmac Limited following ...

Equity Trustees wins ClearLife mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Equity Trustees has been selected as the trustee for ClearLife Capital's new wholesale fund, the ClearLife Capital Opportunities fund. The ClearLife Opportunities fund invests primarily in a portfolio of securities listed on the Australian and New ...

Northern Trust hires from Franklin Templeton

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has expanded its Melbourne-based team and appointed Matthew Lambert as head of quantitative portfolio management Asia Pacific. Lambert who stepped into the newly created role last month, is responsible for bringing ...

Apex Group wins fund services mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
Apex Group has announced its appointment by Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (KAR) to service its global small cap fund. The financial services provider will act as fund administration and handle transfer agency services for the Kayne ...

Target market determinations have improved: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
ASIC thinks regulatory intervention has improved lenders target market determinations (TMD), but it still harbours concerns over product descriptions. ASIC Report 754 focuses on small amount credit contracts (SACCs) due to the overrepresentation of ...

Increased scrutiny on private credit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The lending market maintains a cautionary tone amidst inflation and interest rate rises, according to Hamilton Lane head of global investment strategy and co-head of investments Drew Schardt. "Over the past couple of years, in the lead-up to the onset ...

ASIC proceedings name Pendal board member

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
ASIC has started civil penalty proceedings against 11 current and former directors and executives of Star Entertainment Group, including a Pendal Group director. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court argued that the Star's board and executives failed to ...