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Global pension report reveals flight to safety

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
As is typical in volatile and uncertain times, a flight to safety is apparent. Global public funds will be net sellers of public equity and some higher-yielding fixed-income assets. They will retreat to safe-haven currencies, with dollar holdings rising ...

Latest adviser exams see 57% pass rate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Just over half of the candidates who sat the November exam passed, revealed ASIC. ASIC released the 19th cycle Financial Advisers Exam results and said, of the 282 candidates who sat the test, only 161 (57%) were approved. It explained 57% sat the test ...

Trustees must improve IDR processes: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Superannuation trustees have a lot of work to do when it comes to complaints handling, ASIC says. A new report from the regulator has found some superannuation trustees have sub-standard arrangements for managing complaints. The finding is based on ...

CBA increases Countplus indemnity to $520m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has increased the limit of indemnity provided to Countplus, from $300 million to $520 million. CBA said the purpose of the increased limit was to cover certain remediation activities that were identified at the time ...

Morningstar restructures investment team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... its manager research group, will move into its investment team. As a result, Morningstar's director of manager research APAC Tim Murphy will leave the firm. Morningstar said: "As part of this change, we mutually agreed with Tim Murphy that now was the ...

OnePath Life sued over utmost good faith duties breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
OnePath Life will face ASIC in Federal Court over failures while handling a mental health claim. In 2016 a customer took out an income protection policy with OnePath Life through an ANZ financial adviser based in Grafton, New South Wales. OnePath Life ...

Ausbil chief executive to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
Ross Youngman will retire next year, with the equities manager naming his replacement. Youngman will step down in the third quarter of 2023 after six years in the role and eight years at the firm. "It has been very satisfying to work closely with our ...

VanEck launches gold bullion ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
VanEck Gold Bullion ETF (ASX code: NUGG), the ETF is physically backed by gold bullion sourced from Australian gold producers, has listed on the ASX. NUGG is VanEck's 32nd ETF listed on the ASX; it can be converted by investors, from their ETF holdings ...

TV personality to lead Stafford Capital distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Stafford Capital Partners will expand its capabilities in Australia with the appointment of a lead distribution executive, who is set to leave behind a high-profile journalism career. ABC TV business journalist Elysse Morgan is joining the Stafford ...

RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Most economists have flagged that the cash rate will rise again today, despite inflation having eased. A Finder survey said 88% of experts believe the cash rate will grow to 3.1% in December, which would be an eighth consecutive rate rise. Finder head ...