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Morningstar hires new research business head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Morningstar appointed an advice executive, who previously led Matrix Planning Solutions, to lead its research and investment advisory business lines. Rick Di Cristoforo has been appointed director of research products. In his new role, Di Cristoforo ...

Accumulation bubble ending: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
The massive accumulation bubble that Australia has experienced for years is coming to a close with a shift to a deaccumulation bubble sparking the need for advice processes to change, according to CoreData. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers ...

More departures at EISS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... Energy Skills Australia and a director of Exemplar Systems and Exemplar Learning. The trustee said it is aware of recent press coverage and "is in dialogue with APRA to confirm that appropriate governance arrangements have remained in place and that ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Employers and the government are failing parents, costing mothers $1.6 billion in superannuation, according to new research from Industry Super Australia. Many employers, even large companies, still fail to pay parents parental leave - forcing them ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
Australia has bounced back from the economic grips of the pandemic and suffered mildly compared to other countries, but the recovery will soon slow, according to the OECD. The OECD's Economic Survey of Australia projected GDP growth of 4.0% in 2021 ...

ASIC urged to act on common ownership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... has been minimal. In discussing the issue of proxy voting and the approaches super funds take, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said each trustee will have different ways of voting, some will hand it to a proxy adviser or to the investment manager, and ...

ETFs hit $125bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Australia's exchange-traded fund sector reached another milestone, hitting $125 billion in August. Equity ETFs continue to dominate inflows, representing the majority (85%) of total flows for the month. International equity ETFs had over $1.4 billion ...

Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... their complaint will be heard within a reasonable timeframe, and they will be treated fairly," ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said. "How superannuation trustees treat complainants, and learn from complaints, is a true indicator of whether their funds ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference, a panel of economic experts shared very different views on the outlook for inflation. J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief market strategist Karen Ward argued ...

Market momentum to continue: ASI Conference

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Superannuation funds have experienced a year of stellar returns and it is set to continue with the risk of a correction unlikely in the short-term. Speaking on a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference ...