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Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... underperforming funds will be stapled to those funds," she said. A Financial Services Council analysis found stapling can save consumers up to $1.8 billion in fees in the first three years after implementation, chief executive Sally Loane said, but is ...

PADUA launches client fact find

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... relevant sections in stages, and offers a custom-branded solution for each practice. The initial beta testing found advisers save around 20 minutes during the fact find process and led to higher client engagement as the adviser can tailor the fact find ...

Super funds boost stake in US toll roads

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
AustralianSuper and UniSuper have bolstered their investments in a major road development based on the east coast of the US. Together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), the superannuation funds will acquire a 50% stake ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... 2024," MYEFO stated. As such, to Titus Maccius Plautus' quote, "You must spend money to make money", we must add, "to save money", or in the MYEFO Budget revision... to spend less money. "The underlying cash balance is now expected to be a deficit ...

Household wealth hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... conditions began to improve. The ABS said household deposits increased a record $63.7 billion as households continued to save at elevated levels during the September quarter. Continuing government income support packages such as JobKeeper, economic support ...

ASIC unveils school banking program review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
School banking programs are marketed as a force for good in the community, targeting vulnerable customers in young children who don't end up improving their financial management behaviour, ASIC's two-year review found. After engaging nearly ...

How far are we from a trillion-dollar super fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
... have reduced by 30% over the last 10 years. AustralianSuper's internalisation of investment management has seen members save $200 million alone in the past year," he said. On the administration fee front AustralianSuper has increased the cost even ...

Chief economist update: Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge in mankind and greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much." - Gordon Gekko "Greed is good". ...

Pension plan sued for expensive, active strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
US-based Fidelity Investments has been caught up in a class action that alleges a major pension plan exposed members to risky, expensive actively-managed investments instead of allocating to safer passive options. The complaint, filed against Coca-Cola ...

Dollarmites faces more backlash

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... would have trouble keeping track of," she said. "There are penalties if you don't deposit enough, there are penalties if you save too much. Some accounts simply stop existing when you hit high school." RateCity.com.au found CUA's youth saver to earn ...