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Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... price increases would ultimately slow consumer demand and thus, justifying central banks' chorus of the transitory nature of the current inflation surge. In addition, because monetary policy operates with a lag, consumer spending could slow by much ...

ASIC sues timeshare company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... commitments. Consumer harm can and has resulted when consumers are not aware of the upfront costs, ongoing fees or the nature of their investment - like how easy (or not) it is to exit," she said.

Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... investors hold governments to account for their climate policies and actions." Last year, Ninety One launched Climate & Nature Sovereign Index, also aimed at helping sovereign bond investors more accurately track a nation's climate and nature impact. ...

SCA slams five super funds' junk insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... scrutiny in recent times by both regulators, consumer groups and the wider financial services industry. "The insidious nature of these restrictive disability tests means that people already in a precarious financial situation have inadequate cover if ...

Kilter wins $70m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks and a revised approach to risk management that is changing the nature of investing. "The growing support Kilter Rural is achieving from the investment community both here and internationally ...

New equities fund at Australian Ethical

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... industries." Murray added that Australian Ethical is seeing increasing demand for its investment solutions due to their ethical nature, saying the past 12 months have seen record flows; "buoyed by excellent investment performance and a rising awareness ...

Super system "frayed": Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... edges have certainly frayed," Hume said. "Over the years, investment opacity and compulsion, stemming from the mandated nature of superannuation, has allowed for widespread consumer disengagement - and mission creep from funds. " She identified these ...

PFAN appoints chair, deputy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... understand the many small, yet powerful actions that people can take to change their financial future, and by their very nature, the course of their lives," Beswick said. "I have a deep personal understanding of this as my dad was diagnosed with multiple ...

Verve Super taps investors for $2.6m raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... the next billion-dollar business. There was often little interest in our purpose as a mission-led business or the unique nature of how we're supporting women to close the gender wealth gap. It was often impossible to find a common language," Hobbs said. ...

Breach reporting guidance released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... will be thorough, complete and robust, and that you will make whatever inquiries are reasonably necessary to determine the nature and full extent of the breach of the law," the document reads. "You must take reasonable steps to pay affected clients an ...