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Industry researcher praises Fidelity fee overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... an effective response to excessive focus on simply reducing headline fees. As reported in Financial Standard earlier this week, Fidelity made a "fundamental change in how it charges for its services" which involved reducing its annual management fee ...

XPLAN expands adviser training offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... accreditation and introduced a program of structured learning pathways. The changes to XPLAN education and training took effect this week, and include a program of structured learning pathways for specific roles such as administrators, advisers, risk-only ...

Millennial super fund creates advisory board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... other super funds. The fund's fee cuts follow Equip Super, which also has a substantial tech allocation, doing the same this week. "Australian equities only make up 3% of the global market, but they make up 46% of all super fund equity exposure," Bennetts ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... 26 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News after Trump and Republican congressional leaders rolled out their tax plan this week predicted it will widen the budget gap over the next 10 years." US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin argues that the additional ...

Multi-asset strategy enters Aussie retail market

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... investors, Fulcrum Asset Management launched its Fulcrum Diversified Absolute Return Fund to the Aussie retail market this week. Fulcrum said it is looking to source retail investors through Australia's advice dealer group networks, especially as more ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... escalate beyond the "missile testing" tit-for-tat, it'll be the Fed that will occupy financial market consciousness this week. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will start their two-day deliberations on monetary policy starting tonight while we ...

Superannuation gets another makeover

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... superannuation benefits under their Enterprise Bargaining Agreements, saying these members have not been considered. Earlier this week, the AIST backed legislation introduced by the Nick Xenophon team which proposed the removal of the $450 monthly income ...

CBA class action moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... funder said it will take registrations from those interested in taking part in the class action against CBA. Earlier this week CBA added a former Westpac veteran to its board and announced a raft of changes ahead of its annual general meeting. Robert ...

Super FUM up 10pct to $2.3tn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... reach $2.3 trillion, with performance income accounting for almost all the flows, according to figures released by APRA this week. Within segments, not-for-profit (NFP) funds climbed 12% to $983 billion; small funds that include self-managed super funds ...

Executives have 90 days to make impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... finance director of global beverage company, Jacobs Douwe Egberts for Australia and New Zealand, told senior leaders at this week's 5th Women in Finance and Accounting Leadership Summit 2017 about the importance of taking time out in between roles. Not ...