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Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... out-of-reach for those with low superannuation balances - a cohort which would largely comprise low-income earners," the paper read. The research looked at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data of 300,000 people to assess the distribution of superannuation ...

Demand for ETFs set to persevere

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... further redemptions, given weaker performance. It's likely a zero-sum world for traditional active managers," the report read. Since 2022, outflows have been a blow to active managers. Morningstar predicts the shift to ETFs and industry funds from active ...

Low-margin clients hurt practice valuations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... the clients have the capacity to pay, and the vendor agrees to assist the acquirer to reprice those clients," the report read. Prospective buyers are currently "acting in a very sophisticated manner and stratifying client bases when developing offers" ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... ability to access important insurance benefits under automatic acceptance with no-underwriting provision," the submission read. In a follow-up post on LinkedIn, Thompson called out Hostplus' $30 million sports advertising, throwing a challenge to ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... consider that there is little prospect of significant growth in funds under management in the foreseeable future," the note read. "As the fund continues to get smaller, continuing to run the fund would result in higher management costs for investors ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
Female fund managers generate 1.2% alpha on average compared to the broader population, a new analysis from Morningstar shows. The assessment of 62 portfolio management teams led by women were able to achieve 0.89% in alpha annualised over five years ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
VanEck chief executive and managing director of Asia Pacific Arian Neiron has reported an increase in interest from financial advisers and brokers for a Bitcoin ETF on the ASX. Since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 Bitcoin ...

Advice PDMs, BDMs at inflection point: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
Professional and business development managers are growing increasingly dissatisfied in their current roles as many flagged their exit over the next three years, a new survey finds. A comprehensive analysis of professional development managers (PDM) ...

Insight Investment Consultants rebrands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Insight Investment Consultants will now be known as Genium Investment Partners, as it expands its offering to include research ratings. The firm, which was founded in 2013, is rolling out the rebrand as it works to become a full-service research house ...

Wingate-backed non-bank lender prices $1bn RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
A local non-bank mortgage lender, backed by Wingate, has priced the largest inaugural residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) public term issuance of its kind as it readies to launch a retail fund. The transaction is said to be the largest inaugural ...