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Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... breaches one of the major principles of the industry funding model, that those who create the need for regulation should bear the primary cost. The moral hazard involved in this is of great concern and a fundamental flaw in the design, that must be rectified," ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... required to provide the independent person's findings as a result of their audits to ASIC, and the relevant provider must bear the cost of the work undertaken by the independent person under the written direction," the FSCP said. Comparing the FSCP's ...

Large AFSLs lead advice complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Financial advisers from large aligned AFSL groups bear the brunt of complaints, according to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's data, with several AMP and Insignia Financial practices leading the pack. Modelling of the AFCA data shows ...

ETP investors struggle to pick winners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... allocation to products. The products with the highest MW premium (across all asset classes) were leveraged currency, leveraged bear market equities and crude oil. These strategies are mainly used to offset other portfolio or business risks and not usually ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... think, feel, and perceive the physical world around it. While applicable to all sectors, technology and industrial sectors bear greater responsibility due to their role in developing AI systems. Environment: Significant amounts of energy are required ...

Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Family offices are increasingly allocating to infrastructure and shunning more risky alternatives such as venture capital and hedge funds, a new BlackRock report shows. Infrastructure will be a pivotal alpha-generating strategy for family offices this ...

GAM shareholders challenge acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... upside of a potential sale while suffering none of the consequences of a failed divestiture, which GAM's shareholders would bear in full. From a technical perspective, the condition is also inconsistent with Swiss takeover law in that it is broadly worded ...

SMSFs weather market storms: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... Burgess said. "We know the actual performance of an SMSF is dependent on the fund's investment allocation and therefore may bear little resemblance to these headline investment returns." However, Burgess said, what this report and the research released ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
New Roy Morgan research finds women's average superannuation balances are growing at a faster rate than men's, while ownership levels have also risen. Based on a survey of half a million participants, the research found that since 2012, the ...

ASIC warns super funds on member communication failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... trustees to assess their approach to member communications, reflecting on the suggested areas for improvement. Trustees should bear in mind ASIC's expectations for balance, prominence and clarity in their performance communications to members," Press ...