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Retail funds take out MySuper performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Retail superannuation funds, with the exception of one industry fund, led MySuper performance for the three years to March end, according to latest Rainmaker analysis. Virgin Money Lifestage Tracker 1973-1983 returned 9.3% over three years, followed ...

Ethereum overtakes big four banks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
The second-largest cryptocurrency has reached new heights, with its market capitalisation surpassing that of the big four banks combined. Ethereum has a US$353 billion market cap, overtaking NAB, Westpac, ANZ and Commonwealth Bank. At the time of publishing ...

Russell adds to senior leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Russell Investments has named a longstanding Goldman Sachs managing director as its global chief investment officer and appointed a president from Morgan Stanley to oversee sales and support. Kate El-Hillow spent over 16 years at Goldman Sachs Asset ...

Adviser faced with further dishonesty charges

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
A Western Australian financial adviser has been charged with 12 more counts of dishonest conduct and three counts of false documentation in addition to previous charges for stealing super. Rahul Goel was first charged with four counts of dishonest conduct ...

Rise of the mega funds continues

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Increased merger activity in the superannuation sector will see most of Australia's retirement savings managed by just 12 funds, new research shows. KPMG's annual Super Insights report analysed APRA and ATO data and found that once the mergers that ...

Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Westpac has signalled its recovery from the pandemic with cash earnings increasing by 256% to $3.5 billion over the last 12 months, as it looks to reduce costs by 2024 and farewells a key executive. In its half-year results, Westpac recorded a 189% ...

CountPlus member firm to make acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group has announced its member firm Kidmans Partners Wealth is acquiring the financial advice services of another member firm. Kidmans will pay $290,000 to Colgin Financial Services with $150,000 paid on completion ...

Primewest, BlackRock enter JV

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
Following its merger plans with Centuria Capital, Primewest has formed a joint venture with a fund advised by BlackRock Real Assets and has made headway on acquiring its first property. The joint venture has exchanged contracts to acquire an office ...

Hostplus, HNWs back CSIRO fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
Main Sequence, a deep tech investment fund founded by CSIRO, has raised $250 million from investors such as Hostplus and Temasek to solve the world's problems in health, food, space and industrial productivity. Main Sequence's second fund aims to solve ...

Advisers to go forth with claims handling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the government's regulation that will exempt advisers from varying their AFSL to provide claims handling, following a submission outlining issues. The government passed Financial Sector Reform ...