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Digital advice association in the works

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
A new industry association founded by four digital advice providers has been initiated to support the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) proposed reforms and serve as a united voice before government. The founding members and representatives of the body ...

Magellan FUM continues backwards slide

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Magellan Financial Group has taken yet another hit to its funds under management, falling $2.2 billion to $43.2 billion during the month of March. Magellan saw net outflows of $3.9 billion, which included net retail outflows of $0.5 billion and net ...

Love affair with managed accounts continues

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The proportion of Australian financial advisers using managed accounts has more than tripled from 17% a decade ago to a record high of 56% now, according to the latest report by State Street and Investment Trends. The latest SPDR ETFs/ Investment Trends ...

Mantis Funds wins new distribution mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
Mantis Funds has teamed up with UK-based Atlantic House to launch the Atlantic House Defined Returns Fund in Australia later this quarter. As a part of a deal, and in conjunction with Equity Trustees as responsible entity, Atlantic House will build ...

Iress error impacts ESSSuper members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
ESSSuper has disclosed a reporting error made by its administrator, Iress, that impacted 9% of its defined benefit members. Due to Iress' incorrect contribution reporting to the ATO for the 2021-2022 financial year, approximately 9% of ESSSuper defined ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
According to new data, 80% of Australians agree that super is for providing financial security in retirement and support law changes that will deter early release. As the government's consultation on legislating super objectives closes, Industry ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... counterparty risk, settlement risk, liquidity risk, and fraud and loss of investor funds, extend to the emerging crypto-asset and DeFi markets. Additionally, the report highlighted an exacerbation of retail conduct vulnerabilities due to inappropriate ...

New Australian digital assets bill to regulate crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... negative human behaviour and limiting investor harm, she said. "At first read, it does not seem to address the wider issues on DeFi, or the varying nature of digital assets. It's a first step towards a more comprehensive framework," Bowler stated. ...

Fund manager acquired by US fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
A local investment management boutique is to be bought by GoLogiq, marking its entry into the Southeast Asian funds management market. GoLogiq, which provides fintech and data analytics, acquired 100% of West Australia-based Bateau Asset Management. ...

ClearView enhances ClearChoice products

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The wealth manager has unveiled a variety of enhancements to its flagship life insurance product range, ClearView ClearChoice. Among the changes, ClearView is simplifying product names across the income protection (IP) range to increase clarity for ...