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SMSF platform makes $25m acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... debt facility and partly by cash. Class chief executive Andrew Russell said the acquisition was a step in the right direction towards further growth. "NowInfinity is an attractive opportunity aligned to our reimagination strategy that allows Class to ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... can really cost a lot. Obviously with that the key issue is to get the successor fund transfer working in the right direction. So the advice that you get from your advisors around the stamp duty implication should be a key driver of which way the successor ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... some, McCallum fears, the combined forces of change will prove too much, saying: "Where we're headed to is the right direction but we've been given a steep climb and a heavy backpack."

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... their investments and their values but a lack of transparency makes it difficult for advisers to point them in the right direction," she said. "The current lack of disclosure by super funds is preventing Australians from knowing exactly where they are ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... the Government should remove the work test altogether in our Budget submission, this measure is a step in the right direction," he said. The Governance Institute was pleased with the increased funding for ASIC and APRA, and said pushes from both the ...

Don't expect super favouritism: Bowen

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... and ensuring women are paid SG on paid parental leave. "This isn't a panacea, but it's a significant step in the right direction," Bowen said. "These measures alone will see a mother that has two kids in her late 20s with an extra $24,000 in today's ...

Industry fund awards $180m fixed income mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Levinge said. Levinge, GSFM's head of institutional business, added the Energy Super mandate was a step in the right direction for Payden in the Australian market. "This latest investment is a reflection of the growing interest in the PARI strategy in ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... European Union (EU) and their effects; and geopolitical risks." Fortunately, Japanese inflation is heading in the right direction - headline up 1.3% in the year to August (from 0.9% in the previous month) and core inflation up 0.9% from 0.8% in July. ...

AFA launches consumer advice expo

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... barriers, to make the world of finance more accessible and more easily understood and to help point consumers in the right direction to access financial advice." A two-day event, expo visitors will hear from informed speakers and have the opportunity ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... the PC's scathing review of the Insurance Code of Practice. The report acknowledges the code as a step in the right direction, but one that ultimately falls short of what is needed as it is voluntary and not actually enforceable. Maurice Blackburn principal ...