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Mergers prompt 13% fee drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
Members of merged superannuation funds are $15,000 better off in retirement, new research shows. An analysis by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found MySuper fees of merged entities dropped by 13.4% on average. The consumer advocate group looked at ...

Financial services least trusted industry: Edelman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
According to the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, financial services is the least trusted industry in the world - losing even more trust during the pandemic. Global public relations giant Edelman has been assessing the public trust in various sectors since ...

ASIC zeroes in on bad SMSF advice, conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
The corporate regulator continues to hunt down perpetrators that give bad advice to self-managed super funds, sounding a warning that it is flexing its new powers in superannuation. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press told the recent SMSF Association's ...

HUB24, Netwealth top platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Investment Trends' latest look at the platforms space has seen HUB24 just inch out Netwealth for the lead when it comes to overall functionality. The 2020 Platform Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis Report sees HUB24 rank first for platform functionality ...

J.P. Morgan custody exec retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... won several custody mandates last year; CareSuper, TelstraSuper and Xplore are some examples. It was followed by Northern Trust at $660.9 billion, which has a 16% market share, and Citi at $589.7 billion, with a 15% share.

PIMCO eyes ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... Chaser to September 2020 end. Apart from mFunds, in January 2020 PIMCO tried to raise for a $1 billion listed investment trust (LIT) but pulled the brakes as Treasury announced a public consultation on stamping fees for LICs and LITs. Treasury eventually ...

ATO targets SMSF fraud

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is focusing attention on new SMSFs registrations after identifying illegal release of super. Speaking at the SMSFA National Conference assistant commissioner Justin Micale said results of its 'secure front door program' ...

BOQ acquires ME Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Bank of Queensland has acquired industry super-owned ME Bank for $1.325 billion. The move sees BOQ acquire 100% of ME Bank for $1.325 billion cash, funded by an underwritten capital raising of $1.35 billion. The price represents 1.15 times ME's ...

J.P. Morgan dominates custody market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... of December 2020. Nearly a quarter or $973.2 billion of the asset pool is serviced by J.P. Morgan, followed by Northern Trust at $660.9 billion, which has a 16% market share, and Citi at $589.7 billion, with a 15% holding. J.P. Morgan won several custody ...

Connectus empowers advisers with Excelerate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
International wealth management firm Connectus Wealth Advisers is set to roll out a new program aimed at increasing adviser efficiency, driving scale and enhancing the client experience and outcomes. Connectus, which is owned by NASDAQ-listed Focus ...