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Woman allegedly left out of will because she was born by artificial insemination

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
One of Australia's richest families is locked in a legal dispute over their father's will, which left out a child conceived by artificial insemination. The case raises the question - are children born by sperm donors or artificial insemination ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
Of the almost 3500 stories penned this year, these are the stories the Financial Standard team feels defined 2020. The Financial Standard editorial team has written 3484 stories so far in 2020. It wasn't always easy either. Like most of you, we ...

Industry fund called out over board diversity initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The industry superannuation fund with the highest percentage of women membership has been called out for not prioritising board diversity initiatives in the companies it invests in. Rest, with 1.8 million members of which 60% are women, was grilled ...

Technology a tool not a threat: Avaloq

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The implementation of technology to front, middle and back office functions will result in more efficiency and the delivery of a superior service, new research shows. A new study by Avaloq, The Front-to-Back Office Report - How are functions in the ...

ASIC unveils school banking program review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... parents can teach their kids to do better than this by shopping around." YouthSaver ranked 22nd in terms of the best interest-bearing accounts. CUA's Youth eSaver topped the highest-earning interest list at 2.75% p.a. while Auswide Bank offered 2.01% ...

LICs show sign of struggle

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Demand for listed investment companies (LICs) has decreased significantly due to heightened investor interest in exchange traded products (ETPs), managed accounts and mFunds. The latest Rainmaker Information Wholesale Advantage Report show LICs previously ...

Departure at Perpetual small caps team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... note while holding the fund's rating steady at neutral. Perpetual this year paid about $465 million to buy a 75% interest in US-based value manager Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss. It has since pruned its offering and bid farewell to some investors ...

ETF industry revenues revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
Fund managers reaped $211 million in revenue from listing their strategies in ASX's ETF marketplace in the year to September, with BetaShares taking the biggest slice. BetaShares came out on the top, ringing up $46.8 million in revenue (or a 22% ...

Magellan launches funds on Chi-X

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... full actively managed portfolio services," he said. Additionally, Cairns said Magellan has had a considerable amount of interest from retail investors and financial advisers around making the sustainable investment strategy available to the retail market. ...

Regulators alert trustees of new obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
The financial services and superannuation regulators have expressed their expectations to trustees on the new member outcomes, and product design and distribution obligations. In a letter to trustees co-signed by APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell and ASIC ...