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AMP cuts ongoing advice agreements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... sentiment, pending legislative change, operational matters and increasing compliance requirements," AMP Australia chief executive Alex Wade said. "We think annual agreements best serve the interests of clients who want advice over a period of time." ...

Super funds to crack 13% by year end, retail leading

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... is the compounded effect of the rally that happened since then," Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. "These results show us yet again that superannuation has this uncanny knack of surprising on the upside." Why the ...

ETF investing at record highs: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... increasingly adopting ETFs with clients, with 58% providing advice on ETFs, up from 53% in 2018. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said self-licensed advisers also expect their allocation to ETFs to increase to 19% of client inflows over the next ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... "deemed inconsistent with responsible investment considerations." Speaking to Financial Standard, BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said fixed income offers important diversification and defensive benefits in investment portfolios. "GBND provides ...

Don't over-interpret OECD super fee figures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... industry to avoid over-interpreting OECD figures indicating Australia's retirement saving system is cheap, as debate breaks out. Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance, has called on Australia's superannuation aficionados ...

BetaShares to list new diversified ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... to be the lowest amongst diversified ETFs currently available in Australia," BetaShares said. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "We're excited to be able to offer a simpler way for Australians to access a well-rounded investment portfolio ...

AMP transfers 25% of accounts to ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
AMP executive Alex Wade has told a parliamentary inquiry that the company has transferred a quarter of its superannuation fund account to the Australian Taxation Office. Wade said these accounts were inactive, and AMP felt that transferring them to ...

Global group adds to local leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... Munich Re has confirmed to Financial Standard it is bringing its savings and investments business to Australia, to be led by Alex Francois as head of Australia and New Zealand business development, financial solutions. He will be responsible for the ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Melbourne this morning. The $167 billion AustralianSuper took home the coveted title. Rainmaker executive director of research, Alex Dunnin said: "What makes AustralianSuper stand out from the crowd to be this year's winner is not its size but that ...

AustralianSuper appoints regional head for US

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
The $170 billion superannuation fund has named its regional head of US, as it gears up to open an office in New York. Susan Alexander will lead the new office, the opening of which AustralianSuper has flagged previously. Alexander is a long-time AustralianSuper ...