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Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Latest analysis from Rainmaker ...

AGL rejects another takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
AGL Energy has rejected another takeover bid offer made by the consortium led by Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes. The $8.25 per share offer "is still well below both the fair value" of the company, the AGL board told the ASX this morning. Cannon-Brookes ...

WealthO2 hires five to focus on tech solutions

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The hires were across the firm's distribution, risk, compliance, and development teams. Joining from BT Financial Group, Justin Ahrens has been appointed as head of risk management, alongside Kay Hurst from Westpac as program delivery manager and ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
One of the 13 super funds to fail last year's performance test is going to halve its percentage-based administration fee, a move expected to cement it as one of the cheapest MySuper products on offer. AMG Super will reduce the percentage-based component ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
BlackRock Investment Institute shared its thoughts on how to thrive in a 'new market regime', including the outlook for equities and inflation. According to the global investment institute, the global economy is currently entering a new market ...

Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Financial advisers are calling out the federal government's regulatory backflip, which floated the idea that the industry can operate under a principles-based regime. Synchron general manager of compliance Phil Osborne said the proposed framework put ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The federal government must be held accountable for making sweeping promises around reducing compliance and qualification red tape, a financial advice industry event has heard. The minister for superannuation, financial services, and digital economy ...

Trustees to be quizzed on climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
Many superannuation funds will soon be asked to self-assess how their current practices align to the prudential regulator's guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change. APRA will soon be sending a voluntary survey to medium-to-large ...

Women's life choices constrained by money stress: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
One in three women don't have enough money saved to allow them to make significant life decisions like changing jobs or changing relationship status, according to new research. The research by Fidelity International surveyed more than 2000 adults ...

New digital asset fund launched

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
Balmoral Digital has launched a new digital assets fund for wholesale and sophisticated investors. The new fund is managed by Balmoral Digital founders and portfolio managers Angus Crennan and Jesse Smythe and offers an alternative for investors as ...