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Royal Commission challenges super regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... funds, fell below community standards by not "making it easy" for members to find out about lower fee MySuper products in light of the reforms. The issue was subsequently investigated by MSAL after a Four Corners program aired on 26 March 2018, on the ...

ClearView results up despite adviser earnings drop

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... short of underlying NPAT expectations of $32.2 million. ClearView said the result of its life business should be viewed in light of a challenging industry backdrop, however noted regulatory reforms and media scrutiny impacts would subside and lead to ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... moves accurately for active investment managers has spawned innovation in active quantitative investment approaches. In light of this, Aberdeen's quantitative investment strategies team has collaborated with Japanese robotics and financial technology ...

Super funds cop governance grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... confidence that this was uniform across the sector," Armour says. The first week of hearings ended with the Commission shining a light on Energy Super's practice of choosing board members under the equal-representation model, yet failing to appoint ...

Finance sector in top three for giving: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
An inaugural report shining a light on Australia's most philanthropic corporations shows 39 companies collectively invested $867 million in community causes in the 2016/17 financial year, with the finance sector highlighted for its contribution. The ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... might influence the member to make an investment direction, thinking that moving to MySuper would be "bad." Hodge brought to light the case of one Financial Wisdom authorised representative. Between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2017, about 1380 of the advisers' ...

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
A Swiss asset manager is offering two new sustainable infrastructure strategies with a combined capacity of about $1.7 billion to Australian institutional investors as it builds out its APAC presence. SUSI Partners currently has about $1.4 billion in ...

Poor systems delay MySuper transitions: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... then you can get it done very quickly?" Elkins replied CFS was "focused on resolving the breach." Hodge also brought to light the bank's fee arrangements with financial advisers. An article, published in a national newspaper, exposed how bank-linked ...

New fund to invest in "clean disruption" tech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
An investment platform led by former Macquarie bankers has launched a new thematic fund that will invest in listed companies that produce and utilise clean disruption technology. AtlasTrends was founded in 2015. Since then, two of its three funds have ...

Trust in financial services down since Royal Commission: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... financial services institutions hauled before the public, with counsel assisting the Commission dragging misdeeds into public light. Major scalps have been claimed well before the Commission issues its draft report - due in September. The financial advice ...