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Flows to SRI ETFs boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
New research has found global flows to socially responsible investment (SRI) equities ETFs almost doubled between 2020 and 2021. According to Zenith's 2021 International Shares Sector Report, SRI- themed ETFs in October 2021 had funds under management ...

Review of ASIC kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... of external assessment, review and oversight mechanisms, the regulators' effectiveness in delivering on their mandates was not subject to consistent and independent expert reviews over time," the consultation paper clarified. "The FRAA's statutory mandate ...

Future2 commits over $1.5m in grants

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), has announced the awarding of $148,600 in new grants to 15 not-for-profit organisations in 2021. Future2 has now committed over $1.5 million in grants since its inception in 2007. FPA ...

APRA finalises new bank capital framework

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... has published updated prudential standards for capital adequacy and credit risk capital. APRA said its new framework would not force banks to raise more capital but confirmed that it would impose higher capital requirements on mortgage lending deemed ...

ASIC files numerous cases against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... financial advice without adequate fee disclosure to about 25,000 customers, amounting to about $7 million. "Some fees were not disclosed to the customer at all, at other times the amount disclosed was less than the amount charged," ASIC said. In 2019 ...

La Trobe fined for misleading investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... Chester said. "ASIC was concerned that these investment products were being sold as stable and more liquid when they were not, and essential detail was being left in the fine print." The Federal Court found that the statement that any capital invested ...

Default super delivers best performance in 34 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... than 3200 investment options in its 2021 Super fund performance study, which are offered by 238 products, of which 145 are not-for- profit (NFP) funds and 93 are retail. Rainmaker found that the 2021 financial year was only the third time in 12 years ...

Bell Asset Management launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... superior long-term returns," Bell added. "As stewards of our client's capital, active ownership and engagement is vital to not only the success of our investments but also is in the best interests of our investors. We actively engage with companies to ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... could see travel restrictions put up against them. There goes tourism, travel, trade, international students, etc. once again. Not only that, but it'll also intensify the supply chain problems that's caused the spike in inflation in recent times. However ...

Pinnacle seeds Canadian boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
In another first for Pinnacle Investment Management this week, the firm has set up a North American-based affiliate in a small-cap equities fund manager. The fund manager is based in Toronto, Canada, focused on small caps and other global equities. ...