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APRA finalises framework for insurance in super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... financial interests of beneficiaries. Funds, insurers, and trustees will also have to strengthen data management to improve analysis of member outcomes across different groups of superannuation fund members. The other focus of APRA's work is to make ...

£450bn in inflation-linked UK DB liabilities unmatched

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
New analysis from Alpha Real Capital, a specialist income manager, suggests that £450 billion of inflation‐linked liabilities belonging to UK defined benefit pension schemes are unmatched. Alpha's analysis showed that higher inflation risks have ...

Industry fund ups admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... the country and that the administration fees will continue to be among the lowest for a MySuper option. According to analysis by Rainmaker Information, following the fee increase MIESF's MySuper option will be the 10 th lowest cost product of its kind ...

Test-induced movement marginal: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... whose super fund failed the inaugural performance test have taken action and closed their accounts, according to APRA. Analysis by the prudential regulator shows that of the one million member accounts in products that failed the test, just 68,000 or ...

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... committed to tracking and reducing the carbon intensity of its investments. "That means continuing to incorporate carbon analysis into the investment process and supporting credible transition leaders and climate solutions," the group said. "Our equities ...

Commonwealth Bank to add crypto services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... be offered through the CommBank app. It has done so in partnership with exchange and custodian Gemini and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The bank will offer access to 10 crypto assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. "The ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... scale." Whitehead referred to a recent statement from the Council of Financial Regulators and believes the use of scenario analysis quantifies the exposure of the financial system to climate-related risks, setting expectations for management of such ...

Adviser exits continue, industry recruits 50

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
Only 50 financial advisers joined the financial advice industry in the year to September, as Rainmaker analysis shows that the total population has dwindled to 19,238. Rainmaker's latest Financial adviser report reveals an 11% year-on-year drop in the ...

Most shorted companies on ASX: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... several mining and resources companies along with Crown Resorts and accounting software firm Xero. That's according to new analysis from US-based researcher Fintel. It reported that as of October 31, it considers Crown to be the company on the ASX most ...

Super fund documents unreadable: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The documents produced by Australia's largest superannuation funds have performed dismally in an analysis of readability, with an average score of 45.6 out of a possible 100. Ethos CRS analysed 80 different documents published online by the 10 largest ...