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Consumer group slams super self-assessments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
Super Consumers Australia has slammed super funds' member outcomes assessments (MOAs), finding several funds claiming to be acting in members' best interests even when fees are high and performance is lacklustre. Super Consumers Australia looked ...

Plan to increase competitiveness of managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
The federal government is rolling out its plan to increase the international competitiveness of Australia's managed funds sector. Treasury will begin consultation on finalising its Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles (CCIVs) regime. According to ...

Lockdowns see uptick in advice seekers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
New figures have revealed that Australian families are feeling the pressure of lockdowns, with more enquiries about divorce and an increase in those seeking financial advice. The figures come from The Separation Guide, a service which brings together ...

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
A new report from the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has raised serious governance concerns with ASX 100 companies in relation to contractors. ACCR found that Australian listed companies remain opaque about their labour hire, contracting ...

Industry steps up for Lifeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
Some financial services heavyweights have thrown their support behind Lifeline, as the pandemic, lockdowns and economic uncertainty sees mental health services stretched. Janus Henderson head of retail distribution Jordan Tang organised Berry Motorfair ...

Record FUM growth at Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
Fund manager and super fund Australian Ethical enjoyed record annual growth in its funds under management and announced a dividend in its results. With net inflows of $1.03 billion during the year driving FUM up to $6.07 billion, the company announced ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
With much hysteria around greenwashing as ESG becomes increasingly important to investors, S&P has issued a new report theorising concern about greenwashing is often misplaced. In the report, S&P noted that greenwashing or sustainability-washing concerns ...

Dealer group awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
A dealer group has moved a large global equities mandate to a boutique fund manager. Easton Wealth licensee GPS has the global equities mandate for its CARE portfolios to Insync Funds Management. Insync also said it recently secured support from one ...

Emmi appoints head of business development

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
Investment carbon risk management system Emmi has appointed a head of business development, hiring from Conexus. Amanda Field has joined Emmi, she was previously head of business development at Conexus. The start-up is aiming for its method of scoring ...

Pandemic stokes investor appetite

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a paradoxical effect on investors, according to new research, increasingly the willingness of existing investors to invest further despite uncertainty about the future. This is according to a new white paper from Calastone ...