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Zenith introduces ESG classification

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... aim," he said. The research team typically combines a review of the portfolio holdings and conducts a qualitative analysis, rather than rely on manager self-assessment questionnaires. The process unveils which sectors tend to prioritise responsible investment ...

Retirement portfolios need a rethink: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... level of retirement income relies on income volatility as a measure of the risk of impaired living standards in retirement rather than asset return volatility, new research shows. New research from Franklin Templeton subsidiary Martin Currie Australia ...

No charges in AMP BOLR investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... Commission. At the time, Senior Counsel Assisting Michael Hodge also noted that AMP would dial down fees for orphaned clients rather than issue a disclosure statement not because those clients were being charged fees for no service, but that a disclosure ...

Macquarie launches build-to-rent platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... expect sustained demand and changing demographics will make it more resilient, less volatile, and correlated with inflation rather than the cycle." Macquarie Group said Goodstone Living will focus on the development and long-term ownership of rental ...

Court orders new group definition in CBA advice class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... and change the group definition. The judge wants the third applicant to be someone who paid the extra premiums personally rather than via their superannuation. "Second, I will not require the named applicants to join the trustees of their superannuation ...

Your Future, Your Super passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... direct investments would be carved out of the laws. The reforms will see members stapled to the first fund they are in, rather than automatically opening up new accounts with different super funds when they get new jobs. It will also see poorly performing ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... diverse region remains robust, while structural challenges to deploy capital are easing. The dawn of the Asian Age - or rather the re-emergence of the region's economic dominance on the world stage - has been widely anticipated," he said.

BlackRock rejigs Aussie shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... 85bps to 70bps per year. The performance fee remains the same but will now be charged on net (of management fees) returns rather than on gross returns. The fund is managed by Charles Lanchester, Madeleine Beaumont and Sam Theodore. About a quarter of ...

Asendium launches swift SOA solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... adviser Scott Miller told Financial Standard that the solution does not aim to eliminate paraplanners in the advice process, rather give them and advisers more time to focus on strategies. When he was an adviser, Miller said the longest time he had to ...

ERS applicants $3100 worse off

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... The institute said in retrospect, the government should have offered a more targeted assistance program to those in need, rather than giving them the option of using their super. The government should have enforced with banks, landlords, lenders, financial ...