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Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
APRA has published the in-depth data on super funds' expenditure from marketing costs and payments to industrial bodies to spending on member services, as the regulator puts a spotlight on how member money is being spent. AustralianSuper had the ...

SMSF Association announces board director changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Following the retirement of three board directors, the SMSF Association (SMSFA) has announced their successors. The SMSFA has welcomed Heffron managing director Meg Heffron, Vincent director of superannuation advisory Brett Griffiths and Matrix Norwest ...

abrdn bleeds $6bn, share price plummets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
The fund manager's share price took a massive hit on the back of $6 billion (£3.1bn) in outflows in the third quarter. While abrdn's assets under management and administration (AUMA) grew 2% on the prior corresponding period, the outflows in its institutional ...

Magellan launches first Vinva funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
Magellan Asset Management launched the first two Vinva systematic equity funds, flagging a third fund to be made available next month. The launch follows the strategic partnership with Vinva in August, which includes becoming the distribution partner ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Australian equities face headwinds and their performance over the past year has been "subdued" compared to major global indexes, according to Morningstar research. While local opportunities exist at a more granular level - especially for investors open ...

Acclaim Wealth enters managed account space

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
Acclaim Wealth has partnered with Managed Portfolios to enter the managed accounts space through a managed discretionary account (MDA) service. Acclaim Wealth chief executive Terry Constable, who succeeded Alan Hegerty in October 2023, told Financial ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
The Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Household Spending Insights (HSI) index fell 0.7% month on month in September, in seasonally adjusted terms, following a gain in August of 1.6%. The fall in September was in line with expectations, CBA chief economist Stephen ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour ...

MFF Capital Investments to acquire Montaka Global Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
MFF Capital Investments has flagged its intention to acquire Montaka Global Investments in a bid to sharpen its "research focus and capabilities". The acquisition is expected to be finalised by early 2025, pending final agreements. Montaka Global's ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has held strong on its standpoint that an interest rate cut is not yet on the cards, as it released minutes from the September meeting. The board said that while inflation had been slowly coming back into the ...