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Fee discounts harder for active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... different unit classes of the same active ETF," ASX investment products manager Andrew Weaver says. "There is an admission rule that requires each ETF to be sufficiently distinguishable from other ETFs. It would also be problematic to restrict access ...

Wills and BDBN raise adviser interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The complexities of binding death benefit nominations and wills piqued the interest of many at the quarterly Challenger and Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Australian Unity head of technical services Yvonne Chu raised the question of what ...

SEC adopts retail investor protection package

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a package of fiduciary rules to protect retail investors from financial advisers who put their self-interests first. Under the new rules called Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Relationship ...

Super startup taps new investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
A superannuation fund launched by a former Olympian and investment banker has raised $2 million from investors. Superestate has attracted new investors including Aura Group, whose venture capital fund invested $750,000 in Superestate as a part of the ...

Macquarie Securities cops ASIC penalty

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Macquarie's securities business has paid a $300,000 penalty for contravening market integrity rules, the corporate regulator said this morning. ASIC issued an infringement notice to Macquarie Securities on May 3, after its markets disciplinary panel ...

Super fund increases premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... legislative change described above, we have also decided that from 1 July 2019, this '12 month' cessation of cover rule will no longer apply. "Instead, TPD cover (along with any other cover) held by a member will cease whenever there is a 16-month ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... from two rate HIKES to one rate HIKE to NONE. Financial Standard was also the first to prescribe that, based on the Taylor Rule, Australia's official cash rate should be 1% - two rate cuts - on February 6; three months before the RBA acknowledged ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... prevent foreign competitors from trying to undercut American producers and import cheap goods into the United States. Under a rule change proposed by the Commerce Department on Thursday, the United States would expand its ability to penalise countries ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... record highs. Then again, you, I and Irene, will have to wait for how these new developments pan out, plug it into the Taylor Rule formula and gaze at its prescient recommendation.

Industry responds to election outcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... increased to six. Of course, the election result also means that franking credit refunds will continue, there will be no 10% rule and catch up concessional contributions will continue. Busoli said a legislative "assault" promised by Labor had been av ...