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SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... Pacific, which sees her assume responsibility for key financial markets including Hong Kong and Japan, where institutional interest in ETFs is high relative to Australia.

Industry fund bumps up premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
Members of a $25 billion industry superannuation fund are set to pay higher insurance premiums from April 1, with some paying up to 20% more for death and TPD. VicSuper has notified members their insurance premiums are increasing as a result of the ...

Regulators praise super law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... the two regulators, which was strengthened by a Memorandum of Understanding updated last year. "All trustees have an interest in a robust regulatory system, without gaps in member protection," Press said. "We want to assure trustees that ASIC and APRA ...

Short seller bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
An activist short seller that accused an ASX-listed agricultural fund of running "scams" was dealt a blow in a Supreme Court judgment handed down yesterday. Texas-based Bonitas Research previously alleged Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) was overstating ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... calculated minimum level of savings must be enough," he said. "Giving individuals the ability to opt out can promote greater interest and involvement, which can also result in personally aligned decisions around the right level of contributions from ...

De Ferrari unaware of legal action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... chief executive Neil Macdonald told Financial Standard law firm Corrs has been speaking to advisers who have expressed interest in quantifying their losses and he believes the process will move quickly. In addition, Shine lawyers confirmed it will imminently ...

NAB further delays offloading MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
National Australia Bank in its quarterly update flagged another delay to the separation of MLC Wealth. NAB said that due to a challenging business environment, the separation of MLC Wealth may be delayed beyond financial year 2020. "Work on operational ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... domestic growth." "Due to both global and domestic factors, it is reasonable to expect that an extended period of low interest rates will be required in Australia to reach full employment and achieve the inflation target. "It remains prepared to ease ...

QSuper member drags board to court, loses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... the appeal thrown out. Queensland resident Daniel Chapman went to the Federal Court wanting QSuper to pay him a greater interest on a delayed TPD benefit -- an appeal that had already been thrown out by the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Chapman ...

BT fund to wind up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... BT Institutional Diversified Balanced PST was managed by Stuart Eliot and invested in local and global shares, fixed interest, listed property, and alternatives. The fund is set to be terminated on April 30. Pendal head of multi-asset Michael Blayney ...