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ETF growth slows but investors remain resilient

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... simply stay the course. He added: "As history has proven, significantly altering asset allocations or cashing out in response to short-term events will exclude investors from fully participating in the inevitable market recovery." In separate research ...

APRA 'digging into' super fund contributions to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... with the Labor Party. He also took umbrage in wasted expenditure that went toward directors' fees and advertising. In response to Bragg's pointed questioning, APRA executive director Margaret Cole replied that she was glad that questions about payments ...

COVID-19 financial advice relief to be repealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
ASIC will allow the COVID-19 advice-related relief instrument to automatically repeal on 15 April 2022. The COVID-19 instrument commenced on 15 April 2021. This was an extension of a raft of relief measures that were initially introduced in April 2020. ...

APRA champions flexible financial technology regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... the importance of getting the Australian regulatory balance right with a clear plan, flexible approach and coordinated response. In a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, Byres said that global crises have demanded our time and attention ...

Aussie government debt to double: Janus Henderson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... additional debt worth over a fifth (22%) of its GDP," the report reads. "This puts Australia at the top end of the global response in the last two years, taking on a larger additional debt burden than the UK and US (20%) and France and Germany (18% and ...

YFYS changed how funds invest: JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... concern that super funds may miss out on higher returns by favouring more conservative, benchmark-hugging strategies in response to YFYS. "Although passive investing is known as an economical way to have market exposure while maintaining reasonable risk ...

Australia imposes further sanctions on Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... to meet Ukraine's energy needs (though the coal has not yet been delivered and delivery may prove challenging). In response to the additional sanctions and support of Ukraine, Zelenskyy addressed Australian parliament. Welcoming Zelensky to parliament ...

GAM loses insto mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... working with them as a trusted partner. We remain focused on revenue growth using the full suite of GAM capabilities in response to client demand for an enhanced offering," head of GAM Fund Management Services Sean O'Driscoll said. In a separate ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... children," Ruston said. "Our commitment spans the lifecycle of violence because we know that prevention, early intervention, response and recovery are all key to ending gender-based violence." Out of the spend on the issue, $222.6 million has been allocated ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... However, it's likely helped along by the government not raising payments for the unemployed. As part of the government's response to COVID-19, it temporarily almost doubled the JobSeeker payment in April 2020, adding $550 a fortnight. Advocacy groups ...