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ASX provides clarity on CHESS replacement

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... making, which is expected in the fourth quarter of the year. Over the course of this year, ASX said it has been exploring options across four solution archetypes: to fix the CHESS replacement, build a custom solution, a product-based solution, and iterate ...

Performance test excluding retirement products is "crazy": Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... of the test will only include trustee-directed products. "That will leave out a whole range of other Choice investment options, which we know from the banking Royal Commission, were poorly performing. A whole host of single asset-class investment options ...

BUSSQ dumps fixed interest, shares options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
Following a review of its investment menu, BUSSQ opted to close two of its options last month. The $6 billion industry super fund has closed its Diversified Fixed Interest and All Shares investment options, citing lack of member demand. According to ...

Jones lifts adviser levy freeze, updates funding model

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... part of or are not explicitly captured by the existing model, he said. As such, the government is currently considering options for regulating BNPL products, including the introduction of licensing obligations. The review recommends changes to certain ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... dishonest or ulterior motive," he wrote in the paper Trustees do not have to keep members in the dark about retirement options. Asher, as a result, is calling that trustees be exempt from anti-hawking provisions when engaging with their own members. ...

TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... members from next month, the Moderate investment option. It will be the existing Diversified Income and Defensive Growth options combined. TelstraSuper explained the two options have historically been very similar and have become increasingly alike in ...

Investors trust ChatGPT for advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... "The 'new' generation of investor is already here, and they are looking at what is on offer, weighing up their options and it seems robo-advice and AI are coming up on top." Young investors (31%) tend to focus on short-term returns, but the majority ...

Equity Trustees reviews UK, Ireland businesses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... aren't currently in progress. Further, the speculated deal valuation lacked any basis. "We are reviewing all our strategic options; however, no decision has been made and we will keep the market informed in accordance with our continuous disclosure obligations," ...

Super funds ready to offer advice: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... broader membership base and funds will look at that," he said. McCrea suggested funds might also look at intermediate options when it comes to charging clients. "If someone accesses a particular service, they may pay a small fee," he said. "These are ...

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... for Choice products," Jones said. "APRA's recent Superannuation Choice Heatmap found one in five choice investment options had significantly poor performance over eight years. Around 30% of products had significantly high administration fees." One-size-fits-all ...