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Aussies stick with DIY advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... robo-advice platform. Among the advised population, those aged 30-39 were the most likely to have increased engagement, either because they needed reassurance or a financial plan or because they were maximising use of digital platforms. Those aged 50 ...

Adviser exam cost jumps under new bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... advisers can register to take the exam again after failing. Candidates will be given the option to sit the exam flexibly either in person, virtually or via alternative arrangements. This bill extends the exam cut-off day to 1 October 2022 for an existing ...

WAM looks to acquire Asian equities LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... concluding that it is in the best interest of PAF shareholders. PAF said it is engaging with PGF and WAM to see whether either or both are prepared to improve the terms of their offers. Neither the PGF merger nor the WAM proposed bid will finalise in ...

AFA chief outlines vision

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... of graduates entering the profession each year is tiny. The professional year as it stands is difficult to sustain for either graduate or employer. Without change, there simply won't be enough financial advisers to meet demand. All of this sounds ...

Common ownership concerns redundant: AustralianSuper

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... they're doing that, then we will be allocating more capital," he said. "But if that ceases to be the case, we will either be changing the people who are managing the money internally or reviewing whether we continue with the model, but for the last ...

Aussie fund management diversity improves: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... noting that Australia is only just behind the US, where there has been a major focus on diversity, and is doing better than either Switzerland or Germany," she said. Overall, in Citywire's database of 25,465 actively managed funds, 4582 or 18% are run ...

Investors demand credible climate information

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... climate-related financial disclosures in the coming years." CA ANZ surveyed 1024 Australians with a minimum of $10,000 invested in either managed funds, direct shares, private equity or term deposits. "Managing climate risk is now becoming a permanent ...

ASIC urged to act on common ownership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... (9%). Six of the largest super funds - AMP, BT, Colonial First State, Commonwealth Super Corporation, MLC and QSuper - either don't vote, don't disclose their voting records or support far fewer ESG proposals than their peers.

APRA intensifies scrutiny of underperformers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... they are aligned with the new legislative provisions," he said. The inquiry also heard the reasons why super funds were either given a pass or fail result - and not a specific score. APRA board member Margaret Cole and executive director of superannuation ...

Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... (9%). Six of the largest super funds - AMP, BT, Colonial First State, Commonwealth Super Corporation, MLC and QSuper - either don't vote, don't disclose their voting records or support far fewer ESG proposals than their peers. ACCR director of ...