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Financial Conduct Authority cracks down on finfluencers, firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Conduct Authority (FCA) is cracking down on finfluencers as more financial services firms turn to social media to promote products and services. The financial services regulator is aiming to get on top of firms that illegally promote material on social ...

Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
The best superannuation fund products, based on factors such as investment performance, insurance, fees, and organisational strength, have been named. Rainmaker Information awarded its annual "symbol of excellence" AAA Quality Rating to 48 super funds ...

Vanguard lowers management fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Vanguard said it had delivered more than 40 fee reductions for Australian investors in the past decade across a range of products and services. "This fee change may be good news for investors seeking to move out of cash holdings to capture low cost ...

UniSuper appoints new head of fixed interest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... Management. Prior to that, he was co-founder of Omega Global Investors, a global asset management company that provides products and services to institutional and retail clients. At Omega, he served as managing director and head of fixed income, developing ...

ANZ to pay $57.5m to settle class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... The class action was against several parties, including ANZ, and related to the sale of three consumer credit insurance products. ANZ said it would contribute $42 million to the settlement, without admission of liability.

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... The RIC also provides "real opportunities as well as challenges" for the industry to innovate and develop retirement products to enable retirees to manage the dual risks of longevity and investments, while still being simple and easy to understand, Deloitte ...

Former Schroders chief joins private markets firm

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... we believe we are well positioned to help advisers navigate expanding allocations to private markets and a wave of new products," he stated. Hallinan will officially join the firm in May.

Luxury fashion house sued over Birkin bag sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... power. [Hermes] implemented a scheme to exploit this market power by requiring consumers to purchase other, ancillary products from [Hermes] before they will be given an opportunity to purchase a Birkin handbag," the lawsuit claims. "With this scheme ...

Industry funds set to gobble up over 50% of superannuation assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... thanks to their existing scale, a wealthier demographic base, and the ability to invest capital in the development of new products that retain members through retirement. However, the report forecasts that SMSFs will lose market share in the next two ...

ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... Policy Week event, Kirkland said ASIC can only regulate crypto assets and businesses to the extent they involve financial products or services. "I want to emphasise, though, that the question as to whether a particular crypto asset or related product ...