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AMP in enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
AMP has entered a court enforceable undertaking with APRA over historical matters related to its superannuation business. The CEU follows more than two years of investigation by APRA and relates to trustees AMP Superannuation Limited and N.M. Superannuation ...

Vanguard launches automated investing solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
Vanguard's Personal Investor platform has launched a feature that automatically invests clients' money into managed funds. Auto Invest regularly debits accounts starting from $200 either fortnightly, monthly, or quarterly, and invests the funds ...

Brokers warn of looming disaster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) has issued a dire warning, claiming Australian borrowers could not afford to pay 1% more on their mortgages or rent. The FBAA commissioned a survey, conducted by research firm McCrindle, to assess ...

NAB posts bumper profit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
National Australia Bank recorded a 76.85% increase in cash earnings to $6.56 billion in its full-year results and outlined a new oil and gas policy. The big four bank also report a statutory net profit of $6.36 billion, up from $2.50 billion in 2020. ...

SG Hiscock rejigs fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
SG Hiscock & Company has renamed the long standing SGH20 fund and increased the number of holdings in the fund. SGH20 was established in 2004 and has been renamed the SGH High Conviction Fund. The underlying strategy remains the same, yet the maximum ...

APRA to weed out underperforming choice products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Choice products charge significantly higher and tend to underperform compared to MySuper options, new analysis by APRA finds. Ahead of unveiling the inaugural Choice Product Heatmap, the prudential regulator released staggering statistics that will ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
"...participants generally assessed that, provided that the economic recovery remained broadly on track, a gradual tapering process that concluded around the middle of next year would likely be appropriate. Participants noted that if a decision to begin ...

FSC advice reforms slash time, costs by 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
The reforms proposed by the Financial Services Council could reduce the time and cost to produce financial advice by more than 30% respectively. Modelling provided by KPMG Australia estimates that advisers incur $5334 to provide advice and spend 23.9 ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell's latest survey of global asset owners demonstrates an overwhelming consensus that sustainable investment is now standard. FTSE Russell surveyed 179 global asset owners earlier this year, 19% of which were from the Asia Pacific region. ...

GMO launches local climate fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO) has launched a new Australian investment trust for wholesale investors, with a climate change focus. The GMO Climate Change Trust will provide Australian investors with access to GMO's existing Climate Change ...