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Financial Standard launches FS Aspire CPD

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... professionals to be as well-equipped as possible to meet continuing professional development criteria from ASIC and FASEA," Rainmaker Group executive director of product development Andrew Keevers said. Financial Standard is the publishing division of ...

The $500k price tag on bad super choices

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... fund hit 7.4% per annum while the worst one only hit 3.2%, over 10 years to June 2018. The research was conducted by Rainmaker Information's executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin and his team. "What causes the damage to members' ...

Synchron slams RC on commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... the recommendation means advisers with these books will receive two times revenue, therefore the net effect is zero." Rainmaker analysis shows Synchron advisers account for a large proportion of the Association of Financial Advisers' membership. The ...

AustralianSuper hikes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... AustralianSuper declined to comment on how the fee increases will affect members with low balances of $6000 and less. Rainmaker analysis shows balances of $6000 will see total fees increase from 2.14% per annum to 2.61% per annum - or from $128.40 to ...

Rest launches low-cost indexed options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... portfolio, but without the same diversification across asset classes as Rest's Core Strategy," it said. According to Rainmaker research, the new indexed options make Rest one of the top providers of ultra-low cost member investment choice options. ...

LICs defy franking credit refund changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... Hardie Industries, Transurban Group, and reduced holdings in AGL Energy, Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Perpetual. Rainmaker data shows the LIC sector stood at $42 billion as at the end of September 2018, growing 24% year on year. Eleven new LICs launched ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... An analysis of the 273 mandate appointments in the year to September 2018 demonstrates the rise of ethical investing. Rainmaker analysis shows ethical or responsible investments were the fastest growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations ...

ASIC seeks new default super partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... funds with at least $10 billion in assets or those that can demonstrate an ability to meet that milestone by July 2021. Rainmaker analysis shows just 28 of the 82 super funds offering a MySuper product currently manage more than $10 billion in assets ...

Poor equities performance sees MySuper suffer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... a fall of a further 1.1 percentage points from the 12-month average return seen at the end of October, analysis from Rainmaker shows. The low returns are largely attributed to poor performance in equity markets; Australian and international equities ...

Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... year's winners will be announced on Wednesday, 13 February at the Ivy in Sydney. How were the finalists decided? Rainmaker Information head of investment research John Dyall said the awards are aimed at recognising the managers who take a holistic ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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