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Lonsec chief to exit, chair welcomed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
The chief executive of Lonsec will step down after three years, while a new chair, a former BT executive, has been named. Charlie Haynes joined the research house in April 2018, helping reshape and expand subsidiaries Lonsec Research, SuperRatings and ...

Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
The coronavirus pandemic hit women's job security and productivity the hardest, taking a significant toll on their mental health compared to men, new research shows. Two in three women tended to suffer from mental health issues compared to half ...

Colonial Super Retirement Fund rejigs managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Colonial Super Retirement Fund and CMLA options have made changes including external managers for nearly 45 options. The changes are effective April 2021 and apply to 19 products available via Colonial Super Retirement Fund and other products issued ...

Yarra Capital acquires Nikko AM Australian business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
Yarra Capital and Nikko Asset Management announced that they have entered into a binding agreement through which Yarra will acquire Nikko AM's Australian business and bring back the Tyndall name. Under the terms of the agreement, Yarra will assume ...

State Street loses Fearless Girl replica claim

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
HESTA and Cbus have settled claims brought against them by State Street over the Fearless Girl statue, while Maurice Blackburn scored a win in court last week. State Street Global Advisors Trust Company and its local subsidiary State Street Global Advisors ...

Former Apogee adviser charged with deception

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
Victorian-based Ahmed Saad appeared in court after being charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception for his role in an illegal retail superannuation scheme. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges ...

ASIC drags CommSec to court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
ASIC has commenced civil proceedings against CommSec and AUSIEX in the Federal Court. CommSec overcharged brokerage fees to customers on 120,933 occasions totalling $4,352,194 between August 2010 and February 2020, ASIC alleges and CommSec has admitted. ...

Industry fund ups life insurance premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
Members of a $6.7 billion industry superannuation fund will soon see their group insurance premiums rise. LUCRF Super has informed members the cost of death and total and permanent disability, and death only cover as provided by OnePath will go up on ...

Senator calls for super funds to stop shorting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
A senator has argued that super funds should not be able to take short positions or participate in securities lending to short sellers. Queensland Liberal National Party Senator Gerard Rennick delivered an impassioned speech during the Senate debate ...

Raiz increases fees for lower balances

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
Raiz Invest has announced a new fee structure, increasing the monthly fee for lower balance customers. The financial services platform announced it would be increasing some fees for its Australian customers. The monthly maintenance fee will increase ...