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Credit market outlook strong: ABDO

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... several headwinds, such as COVID variants, the war in Ukraine, supply chain imbalances, and central banks moving from an era of free and cheap money, reflecting rising inflation, there is still reason to believe that global expansion will stay on track ...

Popularity soars for managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... and model portfolios for EMEA and APAC Kathleen Gallagher said outsourcing some aspects of investment management can help free up advisers to spend more time with clients, focusing on objectives and guiding them through market movements. "Advisers are ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
The corporate regulator has issued information for social media influencers who discuss financial products and the licensees who use them, warning they face substantial penalties if their content contravenes financial services law. The information sheet ...

AFCA consults on funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... The proposed funding model includes a single registration fee, a simplified complaints fee structure and introduces five free complaints per year to all members. It removes the superannuation levy and brings super funds under the same fee structure as ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... are very male dominated and they are very traditional in how they invest," she says. Hobbs was on the board of fossil fuel-free super fund Future Super when it first launched. She says she remembers that at the time, many in the industry thought the ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... system is very complex. Everything you do has a cost, somebody has to pay whether it's employers or taxpayers, there is no free lunch," chair of the Actuaries Institute Superannuation and Investment Practice Committee Tim Jenkins says of why these reforms ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... (in other words, the ultra-rich). However, two things have broadened the market for this strategy: the rise of commission- free trading and fractional share stock investing. Meanwhile, asset managers are responding to this momentum by acquiring direct ...

Accenture pulls out of Russia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Accenture is ceasing operations in Russia, saying it will offer support to the 2300 employees impacted. In a statement, the consulting giant said it is discontinuing its business in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. "Accenture stands with the ...

Australia confirms economic sanctions against Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
The Australian government has confirmed its economic measures against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. So far Australia has sanctioned more than 350 Russian individuals, including oligarchs, members of Russian parliament and military commanders. ...

CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... California Federation of Teachers and 14 chapters of the California Teachers Association. Also appearing at the conference, Fossil Free California coordinating director Miriam Eide said: "These pension funds are attempting to leverage their massive influence ...