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Colonial First State adds 17 new funds to FirstChoice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) has significantly expanded its FirstChoice menu, adding a range of ETF exposures, fixed interest, and sustainability strategies. Following the addition of the 17 new funds, the FirstChoice platform has reached the largest ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
The carve out from the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test for faith-based funds has been axed by the government, despite it being an election policy. In December 2021, the government said it would adjust the performance test to account ...

Marketing oversight must improve: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
ASIC named and shamed more responsible entities in need of improving their oversight of investment managers' marketing practices, raising concerns over five funds totalling about $705 million in assets. Ongoing ASIC surveillance identified concerns ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

Super fund reporting requirements 'a dog's breakfast'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has doubled down on overhauling transparency requirements so members can access clearer, more meaningful, and more consistent information about their fund. "Decades of scattergun ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Chant West says the dire consequences of failing the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test is outweighing the rewards for passing, causing some funds to make passing the test their primary investment focus. "We are seeing clear evidence of ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) has unveiled its new CFS Edge wrap platform, calling it the first major Australian wealth platform market innovation in the last decade. At a platform preview in Sydney last night, CFS chief executive, superannuation Kelly ...

Private market investment impediments not insurmountable: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
Frontier's ' Super in the Economy ' report says super funds haven't invested more capital into private markets because of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test and that there are opportunities to create further investment in the sector. ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The government is looking to implement stricter regulation for the buy now, pay later industry, releasing an options paper for consultation. According to minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the number of active BNPL accounts grew from five ...

Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
APRA has released updated guidance on investment governance for superannuation trustees. The update, which comes into effect in January of next year, is designed to assist trustees in meeting their requirements under the recently strengthened Prudential ...