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AMP sued over corporate super misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
ASIC is suing several AMP entities over fees for no service charged on corporate superannuation accounts. The regulator has commenced civil proceedings in the Federal Court against six companies that are, or were at the time of the conduct, part of ...

AFA announces new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed a new chief executive to replace Phil Kewin who resigned earlier this year. Helen Morgan-Banda will move into the role on August 2. She has nearly 10 years of experience as the chief executive of two ...

SMSF fraudster loses appeal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by former property developer Craig Gore who was found guilty of defrauding self-managed superannuation fund investors. In November 2020, Gore was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with a ...

NGS Super awards $150m small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The $12 billion industry fund has picked an external manager for a $150 million allocation to global small caps. American Century Investments will invest the NGS allocation through its global small cap strategy. "We believe our differentiated growth-oriented ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Good year for active managers in fixed income Kanika Sood Active fixed income managers outperformed their indexed peers in COVID-19, according to Zenith's review of the universe. In the 12 months to April end, the Bloomberg Ausbond Composite Index (0+years) ...

Be ready for negative rates: APRA to ADIs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Despite the Reserve Bank of Australia being confident it's unlikely interest rates will enter negative territory, APRA is consulting on ADI's preparedness for such an event. Saying the regulator's standpoint does not preclude the possibility of zero ...

Vanguard lowers platform fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Vanguard has made changes to the fees on its Personal Investor platform and introduced a brokerage fee for all listed investments. From August 18 the investment manager will remove the account fee for Vanguard ETFs, managed funds as well as the cash ...

SelfWealth to add crypto trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
SelfWealth is responding to the booming interest in cryptocurrency investing by adding a crypto exchange to its platform. SelfWealth chief executive Cath Whitaker said retail investors would be able to buy and sell popular cryptocurrencies in real-time ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
At its July 6 meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate unchanged at 0.1% and retained the April 2024 bond as "the bond for the yield target" - against speculation that it would roll this over to the November 2024 bond. At the ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
A new study finds that the coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness about the importance of financial advice and prompted more Australians to engage with their adviser. A study by ASX-listed firm ClearView shows that demand for financial advice is ...