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Cboe Australia, XTB launch retail corporate bonds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Cboe Australia has added exchange-traded corporate bond products (XTBs) to its Cboe Funds platform. The new range of XBTs commenced trading on Cboe Australia today and will provide retail investors with access to corporate bonds from Aurizon Bank of ...

Amber Infrastructure buys up NZ assets

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Amber Infrastructure Group (Amber) has agreed to acquire five New Zealand infrastructure assets from Morrison & Co for approximately NZ$200 million. The five assets from Morrison & Co's Public Infrastructure Partners portfolio (PIP) will be 100% owned ...

ASIC abandons $500k SMSF threshold

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
ASIC has updated guidance on SMSF advice, deciding to remove $500,000 as an indicator of the "appropriateness of advice" to establish a SMSF. ASIC hasn't opted to nominate a minimum threshold but said fund expenses are proportionality higher, and net ...

Global X launches uranium ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
The new Global X Uranium ETF (ATOM) will give Aussie investors exposure to the fast-growing uranium and nuclear power sector. Launched today by Global X ETFs, the fund tracks the Solactive Global Uranium and Nuclear Components Returns Index to provide ...

Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Mercer Australia has constructed a series of themes that it believes can help shape investor decision making, giving them the best chance of long-term success. Although the world is in a state of flux on various fronts, including an economic slowdown ...

Rest names new independent chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Rest chair Ken Marshman will step down at the end of the year, to be replaced by a former Victorian government minister. Marshman has been on the Rest board since December 2017 when he joined as an independent director. In July 2014, he became independent ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
The carve out from the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test for faith-based funds has been axed by the government, despite it being an election policy. In December 2021, the government said it would adjust the performance test to account ...

Survey shows impact of inflation on industry pay rises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
New data has highlighted the roles within banking and financial services that will receive pay rises in excess of inflation and those that won't. According to the latest Robert Walters Salary Survey, those who can expect a median increase are wealth ...

Millions of retirees will benefit from QAR

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
The Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) proposals will help an additional two million retirees spend $22.5 billion more and leave $6 billion less in bequests annually by the year 2040. According to data released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

AZ NGA buys stake in SCM Financial Group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has acquired a stake in SCM Financial Group (SCM) following a competitive tender process. SCM's strategic partnership with AZ NGA will enable it to fulfil its key priorities including enhancing the group's service ...