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RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... man who handed down 10 consecutive rate hikes to Australians took home over $1 million per year. When asked yesterday whether Lowe should step down, Chalmers declined to answer questions about his possible reappointment. However, when weighing up if ...

APRA consults on approach to combining product histories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... apply to TDPs that are lifecycle products. APRA will use the experience of the upcoming TDP Performance Test to consider whether the determination should be extended to TDP lifecycle products in future years," it said. The consultation is open until ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... it." Financial advice and superannuation In terms of financial advice and superannuation, the government is yet to decide whether it will adopt the Quality of Advice Review recommendation for a modified 'good advice' duty requiring personal advice ...

Franking credit changes could backfire: SMSF Association

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... chief executive Peter Burgess said: "The legislative amendments include several items that must be 'tested' to determine whether a distribution is funded by a capital raising and therefore ineligible for franking." "The first test stipulates that the ...

Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... prices," O'Donoghue said. "You could win doing that. But it is a lot of time and effort and you've really got to question whether you are the best placed person to do that." Though, while it's true that excessive engagement can increase the likelihood ...

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
Economists are split on the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) upcoming decision on whether to raise the cash rate from 3.6%. The major banks are at odds: ANZ and NAB forecast a 25 basis point cash rate hike, while Commonwealth Bank and Westpac anticipate ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... rating to products and "not be fearful". "The debate is eternal about, 'Are we doing the right thing?' Not about whether or not someone's paying us and is our revenue at risk as a result of that?" he said. "That's where we believe that ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... $12.8 billion in inflows last year, with Aussie bond ETFs jumping 65% year on year with an injection of $2.8 billion. Whether a recession eventuates or not, Tieu makes a point that one strategy will not perform better than the other. "The best thing ...

Saxo launches managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... diversified portfolios across geographies, and as such are using digital platforms to take control of their financial future - whether that's through directly investing their savings or establishing their own SMSF," he said.

ASX chief churn increases: Analyst

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... continue driving that forward or move in a new direction, she explained. She added that it's also important to consider whether the new chief executive is detail-oriented or big-picture-focused, and if the location where the company is managed will ...