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Research on education standards and morals launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Research that is aiming to determine how formalising educational and ethics requirements impact the moral development of financial advisers is calling for participants. The Western Sydney University is canvassing financial advisers to take part in research ...

Court says minister has 'duty of care' in coal investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... whose actions are determining our future wellbeing," 17-year-old student Laura Kirwan said. "Our voices are powerful and I hope this case inspires more young people to push for stronger, faster and deeper cuts to carbon emissions." Barnden also has another ...

Industry fund ups admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... on insurance fees for eligible members. As for the cash option, the super fund will introduce short-dated annuities in the hope of achieving potential higher returns for members. The cash option currently invests in a mix of short-term money-market securities ...

Platform cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
A specialist managed accounts platform has cut the administration fee on its superannuation offering. Wealth02 lowered the admin fee on its Super Simplifier by 3.3 basis points, capping fees at $1760 per member or $3630 across six family members. The ...

Hostplus eyes Intrust merger

KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The $61 billion Hostplus will combine with the $2.6 billion Intrust as it pursues its long-standing ambition of acquiring more members in Queensland, Financial Standard understands. The 33-year-old Intrust has about 96,000 members, and 30,000 employers ...

ASIC bans Theta managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... $100,000 and $2 million respectively. Several SIT investors took to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority in the hope of receiving compensation, but Theta was already in the process of folding, having appointed Worrells Solvency and Forensic ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
ASIC has appointed a new chair to replace James Shipton and a deputy chair. Perth-based lawyer Joe Longo has been appointed chair and the ACCC's Sarah Court also joins the regulator as deputy chair. "On behalf of the ASIC Commission and team I'd ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... Boele, executive manager of policy and standards at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "We would hope, as in New Zealand, this guidance becomes mandatory, so that all financial institutions are pricing and valuing companies within ...

Foreign capital driving property market: RCA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... represents RCA coming full circle to offer the best solutions we can to our clients for global and local data. Moreover, it is my hope that the local expertise and support offered by our team of analysts, researchers, and client relationship managers ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ keeps policy steady on unsteady outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
If in doubt, remain patient and do nothing. This is the gist of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) policy statement following the conclusion of its April 14 monetary policy meeting. The RBNZ kept the official cash rate unchanged at 0.25% and maintained ...