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AMP trims platform fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
AMP Australia is reducing fees on its platforms, in a bid to attract more clients. Its flagship MyNorth wrap reduced administration fees by up to 22% effective May 1 for balances above $250,000. Administration fee caps for individuals are reducing by ...

LGIAsuper picks custodian for merged fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
LGIAsuper, which is merging with Energy Supe r and recently bought S uncorp's superannuation assets, has appointed a new custodian for the total $28 billion in assets. The merged industry fund will use NAB Asset Servicing as its custodian, siding ...

Mandates will flow to transparency: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
A survey of institutional investors has found that most expect to place greater emphasis on the importance of transparency when allocating money to fund managers. Global Palladium Fund surveyed 100 institutional investors and wealth managers in the ...

Advice group chief executive exits

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
The chief executive of an ASX-listed financial advice group is set to leave the company. Angus Benbow has led Centrepoint Alliance since 2018. He will leave the company on May 28. Centrepoint did not ascribe a reason to the departure in its ASX filings. ...

Guild Super chooses new administrator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Guild Super, the $1.8 billion retail fund catering to childcare workers, has chosen a new administrator which it says will enhance member experiences. Guild Super, which also trades as Child Care Super and offers Guild Pension for retirees, will switch ...

Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
With consumers in the US now contributing the most to Afterpay's business, the BNPL provider has set in motion plans to list there as new research shows the economic impact of the service. Revealed in a quarterly update yesterday, Afterpay is working ...

Best MySuper options by risk-adjusted returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Australian Ethical, Aware Super and BUSSQ are the top three performers in MySuper, when risk adjusted returns are considered. Rainmaker calculated a combined risk-adjusted rank for MySuper options, incorporating their average percentile scores in Sharpe ...

Challenger to change annuity pricing

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
Challenger posted record life sales but warned investors of lower FY21 profits, as tighter credit spreads force it to change annuity pricing. The life business, which includes annuities and other products such as Challenger Index Plus, saw $1.37 billion ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
The federal government's debt levels soared 420% over the last 25 years, shifting Australia up two notches on the rankings of an index to 13 th place. According to the inaugural Janus Henderson's Sovereign Debt Index, the federal government ...

State Street the largest institutional manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
State Street Global Advisors took out first place in R ainmaker's latest rankings of local institutional investment managers by total assets to December end. State Street ended 2020 with $175.3 billion in institutional funds under management sourced ...