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Treasury consults on giving AFCA more super powers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
Treasury is consulting on whether the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) should have its remit expanded to deal with more complaints related to superannuation, following the Federal Court's MetLife decision. As it stands, under Part 7.10A ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
A veteran of the Australian financial services sector, Michael Harrison is being remembered as a teacher, mentor, and unrelenting advocate for risk advisers after he passed away on Sunday morning, aged 78. Harrison enjoyed a varied and colourful career. ...

Poor policy administration sees MLC Life pay $22m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
MLC Life will pay $10 million, in addition to $12 million in remediation, for failing to pay promised rehabilitation benefits. The life insurer was penalised by the Federal Court after it was found guilty of several breaches of the ASIC Act, the Corporations ...

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
For the first time under a Labor government, Fitch has handed down a AAA rating to the May budget. In a statement, Fitch applauded the government for its spending restraint and said the nation's public finances had outperformed expectations. "The commitment ...

Reserve Bank is done at 3.85%: CBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has admitted more interest rate rises might be on the horizon depending on how the economy and inflation track, but CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman believes an increase next month is unlikely. In the minutes ...

Hostplus surpasses $100bn in FUM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
Hostplus says the growth has been driven by a combination of mergers and strong member growth. According to APRA data, as of June 2022 the fund had about $82.5 billion in FUM. Less than 12 months later, it has tipped over $100 billion, held on behalf ...

Super fund ASX dominance stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
Superannuation funds have maintained a steady foothold in Australian equities, owning 38% of the market capitalisation, new research from Rainmaker finds. This is broadly in line with the 37% ownership super funds held at the end of March 2021, split ...

E&P Investments hands over RE mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
Following a call for expressions of interest, E&P Investments has selected a new responsible entity (RE) for six of its managed investment schemes. In March, E&P Investments sought to replace itself as RE of the US Masters Residential Property Fund ...

Adviser numbers drop, FAAA strengthens recruitment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
As adviser numbers drop below 16,000, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is ramping up its initiatives to curb the attrition rate and meet the soaring demand for advice. The FAAA's chief executive Sarah Abood, who spoke at the newly merged ...

Ex-Vocus chair indicted for insider trading

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
Former Vocus chair Vaughan Bowen has been indicted on two counts of insider trading relating to the EQT Infrastructure IV Fund's proposal to acquire Vocus. ASIC alleged that Bowen traded over five million Vocus shares in June 2019 while in possession ...