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Cromwell fights ARA takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... time and attention required to Cromwell," the company said. Gersh, on the other hand, was accused of not being experienced enough having never served on the board of a listed company before. He was formerly a senior partner of Arnold Block Leibler, ARA's ...

Calls for consent forms, opt-ins to be scrapped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... red tape and also forces advisers to only consider ongoing service arrangements with the clients who are able to pay them enough that they can deliver enough ongoing services to a client in a year to get them to actively opt-in," the document said. Instead ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... begs the question, when is it time to relax restrictions anew? As New Zealand's experience proved, 100 days is not enough to wave covid-19 bye-bye.

Future Super ramps up direct equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... experiencing record growth with almost $60 million in rollovers in July alone. Throughout the COVID period we have been lucky enough to continue to experience strong net inflows and this has allowed us to make a range of tactical asset allocation decisions ...

Chief economist update: The wages of COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... WPI." These two sentences just about sum up the coronavirus pandemic's impact on Australian wages (those fortunate enough to keep their jobs anyway). But before you wail, "the sky is falling", it is not! Sure, many of us, Australians all, have seen ...

Super funds slapped over smoker premiums

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... benefits. "In light of the low smoking rate, merely providing disclosure and putting the onus on members to act is not enough to support good member outcomes." All trustees that ASIC approached have since ended this practice with new members, she said ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... conveyed the message that Victoria's second wave - and the subsequent Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne - isn't dire enough to prompt action. Au contraire, RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement exudes optimism albeit, cautious: "The Australian ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... available," Delaney said. "We need to continue to give our boards as much transparency as possible and... make sure boards have enough information to make those decisions." The coronavirus pandemic had highlighted the industry's ability to pivot ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... deflation has nasty consequences for the economy. This is because cheapening prices of goods and services, if it goes on long enough, would spark decreasing inflation expectations. Unless a necessity (like toilet paper in the current pandemic), consumers ...

Insurers COVID-19 response slammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... that life insurers would keep their COVID-19 support measures in place until the end of the year doesn't go nearly far enough, a lawyer has said. As part of the insurance response to COVID-19, those who lose their jobs or move from permanent positions ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO
ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI
Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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