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IFM pledges to kickstart COVID-19 recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... investing that it says could save the Australian economy from COVID-19. The $140 billion investment manager owned by 27 industry funds has proposed the Building Australia Model as a means of job creation and economic stimulus. The model aims to reduce ...

Pandemic exacerbated retirement confidence: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... managed responsibly with regard to the crisis," the report said. "These findings provide useful insight into the kinds of funds members would like to see their savings invested in." The research found that 42% of Australians are feeling pessimistic about ...

Forex Capital to face Federal Court

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... with applicable legal requirements". In addition, ASIC alleges Forex Capital established incentives for clients to deposit funds into their trading accounts, while also implementing disincentives for clients to withdraw funds. The corporate watchdog ...

Charter Hall makes $214m warehouse play

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... acquisition shows the strength of the Charter Hall Group acquisition pipeline, utilising the combined capacity of its suite of funds to secure properties not ordinarily available to retail, HNW and SMSF investors." DIF4 fund manager Miriam Patterson ...

Legg Mason subsidiary cuts performance fees

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
A subsidiary of Legg Mason has cut performance fees for two of its value funds, after recording negative returns during the COVID-19 crisis. RARE Infrastructure, a listed infrastructure manager, removed performance fees on its value funds, both hedged ...

Changes to advice incoming: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... who own a home are more likely to avoid poverty in retirement. "We have a rigid system here; we give our money to super funds and insurance, and while insurance can benefit some for others it is simply a drain on their retirement savings," Bragg said. ...

Industry super accused of misleading consumers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Liberal MP Jason Falinski has accused industry super funds of using the Google AdWords term 'retail super' after BT was fined for using the term 'industry super'. The subject arose as Falinski questioned ASIC during the Senate Parliamentary ...

Merged First State Super reveals new brand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... Deanne Stewart said the rebranding exercise is driven by the need for differentiating the fund from other similar-sounding funds, reducing costs of maintain multiple brands and highlighting the fund's "commitment to action and impact". "As we continue ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... Standard the results prove that ethical, sustainable investments can generate market leading results. "At the moment ESG funds are outperforming their peers, and I hope that continues," he said. "Ethical investments are very much in the mainstream; they ...

AustralianSuper PYS fee under scrutiny again

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... resulted in a second disclosure to members from the fund. Bragg also took aim at Hostplus during the hearing, asking how funds decide to spend reserves. He asked about how Hostplus disclosed to members that it had used funds to pay a fine imposed by ...