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Initial review of RIC strategies underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
APRA and ASIC have already begun reviewing superannuation funds' retirement income strategies, with a view to publishing its findings later this year. In a speech to the Financial Services Council's Policy Briefing, APRA member Margaret Cole said the ...

BetaShares launches Metaverse ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
BetaShares has today launched a Metaverse ETF on the ASX, adding to its thematic fund offering. A company issued statement called the BetaShares Metaverse ETF (MTAV) an Australian first. It aims to track the Bloomberg Metaverse Select Index and currently ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) continues to pursue its 'Justified Trust' initiative which seeks to embrace the OECD view that tax risk management should be part of good corporate governance. The initiative identifies the top 1000 taxpayers (large ...

ANZ, Suncorp deal cops industry backlash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... realisation is expected in four to six post completion. "Synergies are too long dated and integration costs too high in our view, but that doesn't matter when earnings estimates for the base business are well below the trajectories of other banks at ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... Under SPS 530, RSE licensees must manage and monitor all identified sources of investment risk and APRA said it is of the view that this includes ESG considerations. However, some participants in the consultation called for greater clarity on the interplay ...

Local ETF industry flows positive, lower FUM: BetaShares

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
According to BetaShares, a combination of sharemarket declines and cautious investors characterised the first half of the year for the local ETF industry. In its half-yearly Australian ETF review, BetaShares noted the industry was far less buoyant in ...

HESTA hires high profile economist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
HESTA has appointed high profile economist Annette Beacher as an investment manager and market strategist. Beacher has spent two decades as a market economist for international investment banks, working in Australia and Singapore. Most recently, she ...

Lendlease in luxury Circular Quay tower JV

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
Lendlease and Mitsubishi Estate Asia have formed a joint venture to acquire the One Circular Quay development from Chinese investment house AWH for $800 million. The payment is in an up front and deferred consideration, with an additional $50 million ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... fees in MySuper funds, this recommendation came from his lack of understanding of the value of financial advice and a tight view of the application of the Sole Purpose Test." AFA added the call for the banning of life insurance commissions is equally ...

Link rejects Dye & Durham takeover bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... recently said it hadn't yet agreed to provide 'approval' or any decision. The consumer watchdog also said it hadn't reached a view on Dye and Durham's request for informal merger clearance for its proposed purchase of Link. The ACCC invited submissions ...