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Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... managing director and head of Asia Pacific, Arian Neiron said: "We are seeing a sharp rise in ETF use in Australia, with the majority of respondents, or 73%, having increased their use of ETFs in the last year. The main driver of this move to ETFs has ...

SMSF changes unlikely to mushroom new funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... increase rapidly if the membership is expanded to six. Thorp says even though four members have been allowed, so far majority of SMSFs (93%) only had two or fewer members in 2017-18 according to ATO. "This pattern of membership, where 7% of funds or ...

VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... the annual general meeting in November. Following Tynan's departure as a director VG1, the board will now comprise a majority of independent non-executive directors. After 12 years at VGI and being an instrumental figure in the launch of its master fund ...

Male-pack mentality holds back boards

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... a sample of large ASX-listed firms, and found that many boards persistently suffer from a "boys' club mentality". The majority of the participants agreed that gender diversity in the boardroom brings different perspectives and unique skills to the discussions ...

AMP Capital buys digital infrastructure firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
AMP Capital will acquire a majority stake in a Swedish technology company, adding to its growing infrastructure equity portfolio. AMP Capital will be a majority shareholder in VX Fiber, which provides fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks by partnering ...

Westpac scraps SG direct debits

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... impact removing direct debits will have. An ATO spokesperson said: "Whilst our gap estimates indicates that the vast majority of employers pay their employees the correct amount of superannuation guarantee (SG) on time, the ATO takes any non-payment ...

Female ASX 200 chiefs fall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... Chief Executive Women (CEW) president and chief executive Sue Morphet and chair Jenny Boddington said. "The overwhelming majority (96% in 2020) of chief executive appointments are drawn from 'line' roles (with profit and loss accountability) or from ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... investment horizon and noted that COVID-19 did not seem to slow down funds in making progress on climate change. However, the majority of super funds the report looked at were not aligned with the net zero by 2050 target. About 55% of funds (including ...

MS sufferer fights CommInsure definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... MS definitions used by 14 life insurers in Australia, MS Australia national policy officer Andrew Giles found the vast majority to be "too specific" and not in line with current medical thinking. AIA got a positive mention from Giles, as its definition ...

CFS partnership to sustain advice industry

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... wants to bring greater awareness of financial advice as a career path to bring better graduates to the profession. "The majority of advice businesses that we work for are passionate about what they do and love to see people achieve what's important ...