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EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... Templeton's emerging markets team said it is "monitoring developments very closely, with the twin goals of being risk-aware and prioritising client interests". "Following a 14% rally in the MSCI Russia Index in 2021, the index has posted double-digit ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... the song remains the same; blame the current woes on Vladimir (Putin) and his invasion of Ukraine. As many investors are aware, uncertainty isn't good for markets. So much so that that the CBOE VIX index - the "fear gauge" - has soared by 7.7% to ...

Clients want more communication from advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... nearly one in two of this cohort are retired. "That's a dramatic demographic shift that advice businesses need to be aware of, but more importantly, prepared for because while older clients still have needs for advice, they're generally different ...

Aware Super advice arm to pay $20m fine

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... for charging over 25,000 customers more than $50 million in fees for no service. Between 21 August 2014 and 30 June 2018, Aware Financial Services, formerly StatePlus, charged about 25,300 customers a total of $50 million in fees for advice services ...

Australian Unity Trustees adds lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
Australian Unity Trustees has appointed a national legal partnerships manager. Angela Ehsani steps into the role of national manager, legal partnerships. Based in Sydney, Ehsani will lead Australian Unity Trustees' national network of personal injury ...

ATO underestimates SMSF performance: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... Commenting on the research, University of Adelaide Business School lecturer in finance George Mihaylov said that as far as he was aware, this is the largest dataset that's ever been compiled for a certain stage. "To have access to like more than ...

ASIC considering more action on Sterling collapse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Corporate regulator ASIC is being urged to take more action with respect to the collapse of the Sterling Income Trust. A senate committee that recently handed down its final report in its inquiry into the collapse of the Sterling Income Trust is urging ...

Scammers prey on lonely hearts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
This Valentine's Day, Westpac and the ACCC's Scamwatch is urging people to be aware of love scams. Scamwatch found Australians had lost $56 million to love scams last year. This particular breed of scams appears to be on the rise, with 44% more lost ...

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... "was a relic of a previous era before digital payrolls, and any justification for it remaining had long passed". Meanwhile, Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart said: "The threshold was arbitrary and illogical. It punished hundreds of thousands ...

AIST, MetLife tackle underinsurance issue

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
MetLife and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have joined forces to raise awareness about the importance of group insurance in a bid to tackle the underinsurance problem. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck told Financial Standard ...