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ETF industry approaches $100bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... Ilan Israelstam said the most striking feature of the industry's growth was that it was driven by inflows of $20.5 billion rather than asset value appreciation. "This represents by far and away the highest annual inflows on record, representing a 59% ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... required for the job. This means candidates are less likely to be chosen purely on where they have worked in the past, rather on the skills they have acquired through their experience. "It's really tempting to ask someone where they've worked in the ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... agrees with Ardino believing scaled or limited advice, particularly in these topics, is not a different "type" of advice but rather it is simply that the level of complexity and time to deliver that advice that is different. She acknowledged the increasing ...

Class action launched against OnePath

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
... breached its trustee duties by depositing certain cash investments with its then parent, ANZ Bank, for mediocre returns, rather than seeking the best possible interest rate for cash. Slater and Gordon principal lawyer Kirsten Morrison said: "Over several ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
... will talk to other super funds to get scale. "However, there is something unique we can create here in South Australia rather than losing a local fund to the Eastern seaboard, which comes with a number of negative flow on effects - potential loss of ...

Challenger to buy industry-fund-owned bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... margin through existing investment methods (for a one-year term it is likely to be high quality fixed income investments), rather than through relying on Home Loans like the major banks do." He noted the annuity market, where Challenger dominates, is ...

Super industry to branch out: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... available), financial advice and product structures that are tailored to members," it said. "Funds will target families rather than individual members and provide support for couples in the same way SMSFs do today. This will deliver tailored and more ...

Future Super cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... "2020 has been a year where many people have taken a step back and realised the power that their superannuation has today. Rather than let their retirement savings prop up failing industries, more and more Australians are taking matters into their own ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... had the tough job of guiding clients through extreme market volatility while getting used to meeting clients over Zoom rather than in the office. Consumers were crying out for advice, with so much seeming uncertain. Advisers were gifted some regulatory ...

Key advice reforms tabled

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... "Whilst the legislation does not entirely reflect our recommendation, it does incorporate some key elements, including one rather than three documents and greater flexibility and more time for clients to renew," he said. Although ongoing fees for MySuper ...