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Cboe acquires Chi-X

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Cboe Global Markets has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chi-X Asia Pacific, Australia's most significant competitor exchange to the ASX. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory ...

ASIC okay with virtual AGMs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
The corporate regulator will take a "no action" position on companies holding their annual general meetings via videoconferencing as the COVID protections lapse. ASIC's no action position will: support the holding of meetings using appropriate technology ...

Aware to restructure advice offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds, Aware Super, is restructuring its financial advice team in a move which will result in redundancies. The $130 billion fund said it has observed a trend away from ongoing advice contracts and towards on-demand ...

RBNZ puts Westpac on notice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... leading both parties agreeing to a court enforceable undertaking (CEU). The CEU requires Westpac to develop an integrated plan that incorporates all major risk governance remediation programs covering financial and non-financial risks and have independent ...

Industry fund chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... Super, ING Super Fund and Grosvenor Pirie under a new parent company. Diversa also operates the Tidswell Master Superannuation Plan, which has a number of underlying funds like Mobisuper, Spaceship, NEOS Super Plan and Student Super. Sargon was sold ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... First State Super and VicSuper to create Aware Super, WA Super and Aware, and Sunsuper and the IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan. The past year has been a difficult time for many super fund members, he added. "Times like this call for super funds to hold ...

Milliman hires head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Milliman has appointed a new retail distribution lead who will ramp up the firm's managed accounts offering. Durand Oliver will help expand Milliman's investment solutions offering for the retail market in the newly created role. As head of ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
The global pandemic has not only changed the way consumers buy goods and services, but also spurred stronger demand for robo-advice to help improve their financial wellbeing, a new survey finds. Software firm Oracle's Money and Machines 2021 report ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
"At its meeting ending on 17 March 2021, the Committee judged that the existing stance of monetary policy remains appropriate. The MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.1%. The Committee voted unanimously for the Bank of England to maintain ...

Not-so-Zuper: Super disruptor folds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... If members do not act before April 30, all Zuper accounts will be transferred into LESF and Macmahon Super. Zuper is a sub-plan of OneSuper, which remains open. OneSuper was formerly known as Smartsave Members Choice Superannuation Plan. It was previously ...