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Australian CPI accelerates to 7.3%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 7.3% in the year to November, dragging inflation back up to its 32-year high. In October inflation dipped to 6.9%, showing signs of cooling off, however the elevated rise ahead of market expectation (7.2%) paints ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... grips with lifecycle products. Even products that passed the heatmap and YFYS performance are displaying in some metrics a sea of red," he said. "This supports the narrative that these methodologies should be reviewed, not to be watered down, but to ...

Target market determinations have improved: ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
ASIC thinks regulatory intervention has improved lenders target market determinations (TMD), but it still harbours concerns over product descriptions. ASIC Report 754 focuses on small amount credit contracts (SACCs) due to the overrepresentation of ...

ART launches digital onboarding tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is providing employers with an automated process for administering fund choice, unveiling a new digital tool. The Super Fund Onboarding tool is expected to streamline the onboarding process for bother employers and ...

Ausbil chief executive to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
Ross Youngman will retire next year, with the equities manager naming his replacement. Youngman will step down in the third quarter of 2023 after six years in the role and eight years at the firm. "It has been very satisfying to work closely with our ...

Qualitas promotes to newly created role

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
The alternative real estate investment manager has appointed Mark Power to the newly created role of head of income credit. Power brings over 30 years of experience in real estate finance, having joined the firm in 2017 from NAB, where he served as ...

ASIC hands out more interim stop orders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
In a bid to protect retail investors from funds that may not be suitable for their financial objectives, situation or needs, the corporate regulator has placed interim stop orders on both Australian Fiduciaries Limited (AFL) and APS Savings Limited ...

Corporate super plan seeks merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
A $2.3 billion corporate super fund has commenced the search for a successor fund following an independent review that found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests in two years' time. The Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan has ...

Colonial First State adds 17 new funds to FirstChoice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) has significantly expanded its FirstChoice menu, adding a range of ETF exposures, fixed interest, and sustainability strategies. Following the addition of the 17 new funds, the FirstChoice platform has reached the largest ...

AMP appoints new chief financial officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
AMP has appointed Peter Fredricson as chief financial officer and member of the group executive committee, commencing his tenure on 9 January 2023. Fredricson will be responsible for leading the financial and strategic activities of the organisation ...