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Consumer group slams super self-assessments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... APRA heatmaps. "Going forward, we think it is appropriate that APRA forces funds to use independent metrics. The current round of self-reporting would have led people in the worst performing funds to believe their fund was a gold medallist," O'Halloran ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... Inquiry," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "Moreover, the industry is still in the process of implementing the latest round of major reforms which were legislated only last month, so creating further confusion for Australians right now is perplexing ...

Super fund portfolio disclosure consultation reopens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... 28 April 2021 to 25 May 2021. Hume announced yesterday that the government has proposed several amendments and a new round of consultations. The second round of consultation ends on August 31. Under the Corporations Amendment (Portfolio Holdings Disclosure) ...

ROAR launches interactive SOA tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... practices, manage compliance obligations and build a scalable proposition for low account balance clients. "The latest round of COVID-19 restrictions highlight the limitations of traditional advice processes which are too rigid and haven't kept pace ...

First YFYS performance test results weeks away

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... product performance. It will also engage with the funds it thinks will fail the test a second time. "Following the first round of assessments under the performance test, APRA will engage with RSE licensees considered to be at material risk of failing ...

Astute Wealth alleges copyright breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... questionnaire. Santi Burridge launched Lumiant in February as a platform helping advisers deliver goals-based advice. It closed a round of funding on June 22 with the aim of raising another $2 million to expand. A Lumiant spokesperson said: "Lumiant ...

Packhorse acquires inaugural property

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... currently looking at potential acquisitions between Coonamble in New South Wales and Taroom in Queensland ahead of the next round of funding in September. In assessing pastures, the firm calculates a baseline level of soil organic carbon and then plants ...

Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... Australian venture capital firms Blackbird and Main Sequence are among the co-investors with the super funds in the latest round of capital raising. Series C funding has raised $61 million. The super funds did not disclose how much they each contributed. ...

Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... 238,624 shares, worth about $100 billion. All remain destined for philanthropy," Buffett said on June 23. His most recent round of donations represented US$4.1 billion to five foundations. In total, since 2006 his donations represent approximately US$41.5 ...

First Sentier launches ESG debt strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... attracted a cornerstone investor commitment through a standalone First Sentier managed trust structure, with the first round of loans settled in April. "First Sentier Investors has established a reputation for conservative credit risk oversight, portfolio ...