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Investor population rises for global equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Young Australians have flocked to trade listed investments for the first time, having set their sights on global equities, new research shows. Investment Trends 2020 2H Online Investing Report found that 435,000 Australians placed their first trade ...

Pandemic boosts scam complaints

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
The onset of COVID-19 led to a sharp increase in the number of scam-related financial complaints, according to new data from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA's half-year statistics revealed scam-related complaints made up 23% ...

Chief economist update: Confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Australia is once again being infected - infected with optimism, that is. We have discussed previously how the domestic economy has contracted less sharply than its peers and has rebounded stronger relative to its peer, later confirmed by the OECD 'Economic ...

Court makes orders in ASIC versus TAL

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
The Federal Court yesterday made orders in ASIC's December 2019 case against TAL, which stems from a Royal Commission case study. The matter relates to a TAL income protection customer, who in January 2014 made a claim on her policy after being ...

QSuper unveils retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
QSuper has officially launched its new product to meet the increasing demand for guaranteed retirement income well ahead of the federal government's mandate. Lifetime Pension provides tax-free fortnightly payments for members aged between 60 and ...

Allianz to rectify past deficiencies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Allianz Australia has been ordered to rectify its past weaknesses in its risk culture, risk governance and risk management, which APRA told the court was persistent and serious. APRA agreed to accept a court enforceable undertaking (CEU) from Allianz ...

Class chief financial officer exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Class has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer Glenn Day after 12 years with the company. Class chief executive Andrew Russell said Day is leaving his role to pursue other opportunities and his final date of employment will be finalised ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders dropped by another super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Another super fund has axed AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Balanced Fund as the sole manager of its socially responsible option, citing liquidity concerns and negative press. Mercy Super has made the decision to drop AMP Capital Ethical Leaders as the ...

ERS disproportionately impacted women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
According to analysis from Rest, the "pink recession" might have been exacerbated by the government's early release of super program. More than half a million women accessed their super early as part of the scheme. Industry super fund Rest, which has ...

No more easy 6% returns: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Despite the fairly sunny economic outlook, lower investment returns are a reality that institutional investors will have to grapple with, according to Fidelity International. Fidelity International cross asset investment specialist Anthony Doyle said ...