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Schroders launches new fund, wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... government super fund's need for such a strategy. That super fund is the cornerstone investor in the fund, with the mandate size not disclosed. "The fund leverages Schroders' global investment platform with targeted allocations to a broad array of active ...

Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... forward. This is perhaps the number one cultural change financial services leaders are grappling with. Abood urged larders not to impose a one-size-fits-all policy, rather "involve teams every step of the way". While some employers mandate working in ...

Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... independence, and two in three women say that they would like to take more control of their financial future, but they are not sure what to do from here." She said this presents a significant opportunity for the finance and investment industry in Australia ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... this isn't a more mainstream ESG metric for investors - especially given the results. "I find it really perplexing that it's not more mainstream. But I think when it comes to financial institutions, including superannuation funds, those investment teams ...

TAA calls for prudent pace for reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The Quality of Advice Review should take precedence over other proposed regulatory changes as financial advisers should not be encumbered by two sets of major reforms in a short period of time. This is according to The Advisers Association, which is ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... research on the issue, measures that could address the yawning gap in superannuation balances between men and women have still not been implemented. This is despite the fact some of these reforms have been suggested for more than a decade. Financial ...

Funds need retirement income strategy by July

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... for some time, within the context of existing regulatory obligations and guidance," the regulators said. The covenant does not specifically require RSE licensees to develop or offer retirement income products. Rather, APRA and ASIC expect RSE licensees ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... for - they've invested in a simple way, and it gives them the kind of exposure they want." However, he says, this may not work for some- one with a very particular idea of what ethical investing means. "For example, if that somebody was a vegan ...

ASIC stands against suspicious SMSF auditing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
To help protect the integrity of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSFs) audits, ASIC has accepted voluntary cancellations or imposed conditions on the registration of several SMSF auditors. These auditors were involved in reciprocal audit arrangements ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Latest analysis from Rainmaker ...