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Mawhinney banned for 20 years

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... in Mayfair 101 investments. Many of these investors were under the impression that Mayfair debenture products were as risk-free as bank term deposits and invested in them through their SMSFs. Investors in these products are yet to receive any compensation ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... recall watching Qantas' chief executive saying it's been 400 days - are allowed to fly into New Zealand quarantine-free starting 19 April 2021. As an aside, our Kiwi brethren have been allowed into our domicile without quarantining since October ...

Vanguard Super appoints board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
Vanguard has appointed a four-person board for its forthcoming superannuation product, to be chaired by Peggy O'Neal. The board for Vanguard Super Pty Ltd will include Jeremy Duffield, Anne Flanagan and Cynthia Lui. O'Neal is a former partner at law ...

BGL expands product range overseas

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... code-driven GuestTrack with the Victorian government's COVID-19 check-in system. BGL launched GuestTrack in mid-2020 as a free QR code check-in app for businesses. Since then, about 20,000 businesses in Australia and overseas have used GuestTrack as ...

Alceon merges real estate unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Alceon Group is merging its real estate investments business with a boutique fund manager that will lift assets under management to $2.5 billion. Alceon and Freehold Investment Management will combine their real estate funds management businesses. The ...

State Street tech to back crypto trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... the asset manager's currencies trading platform. "Pure Digital will be multi-custodial. Trading participants will be free to leverage their preferred digital asset custody solutions and manage risk through a smart custody routing mechanism," Puremarkets ...

ESG managed accounts on the rise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
Financial advisers are turning to managed accounts when looking to implement responsible investment solutions for their clients, new research shows. The latest SPDR ETFs/Investment Trends Managed Accounts Report showed 72% of advisers prefer to use ...

Increase to super contribution cap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... to $110,000. The ATO has also increased the transfer balance cap, the limit on how much super can be transferred to a tax-free retirement account, from $1.6 million to $1.7 million. No other contribution caps have been changed as a consequence.

Rice Warner acquired by Deloitte

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Actuarial firm Rice Warner has been acquired by Deloitte. Rice Warner's chief executive Andrew Boal, head of superannuation Stephen Freeborn, and executive general manager of insurance Jennifer Baxter will become Deloitte consulting partners. Michael ...

Why advisers don't recommend annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research from University of Melbourne researchers has identified two reasons why financial advisers don't recommend annuities to their clients. Orford Initiative's latest findings found advisers play a key role in recommending annuities, but face ...