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Adviser queries jump 40%: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Financial advisers are focused on helping their clients navigate superannuation contributions, transfer balance caps, dealing with a death benefit and home ownership issues, according to the latest data from AMP Advice. TapIn, AMP Advice's technical ...

Australian ETF industry blazes past $200bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
The Australian ETF industry has rocketed past $200 billion in assets under management, with a prominent fund manager forecasting it could grow to $500 billion by 2030. ETF market capitalisation jumped by 15.7% in the first half of 2024 to $205.3 billion. ...

The investment managers winning the biggest mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Some investment managers still scored large mandates despite an overall nosedive in appointments by not-for-profit super funds. Alphinity, which manages $31.39 billion of Australian-sourced funds, was awarded a $2.92 billion international equites mandate ...

Job mobility falls for first time in three years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Australia's job mobility rate has fallen for the first time in three years, back to around its pre-pandemic level, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said in the 12 months ...

Stake to operate under its own AFSL

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Stake currently provides financial services as an authorised representative of Sanlam Private Wealth and global payments giant Airwallex; both hold an AFSL. But soon, Stake will operate under its own AFSL, offering services as an authorised representative ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The first tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) legislation passed both the upper and lower houses yesterday. Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill aims to reduce red tape for financial ...

TelstraSuper produces 9.6% MySuper return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
TelstraSuper's lifecycle MySuper offering turned around 9.6% for all its members under 50 who have not made an investment choice. The result, which is net of all investment fees and taxes, demonstrates the value of its lifecycle structure, chief investment ...

Committee calls for 'sick agency' ASIC to be split in half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
The Senate committee tasked with assessing the capabilities of ASIC says the government should recognise the regulator has "comprehensively failed to fulfil its regulatory remit", calling for a complete overhaul of its structure, powers and how it's ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released the minutes from its June board meeting at which it held interest rates steady, but confirmed it did consider the possibility of a hike. The minutes also confirmed the RBA is vigilant to the upside risks ...

AIA Australia releases new member insurance portal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
AIA Australia has launched a new member insurance portal that enables group insurance customers to track their claims throughout the lifecycle. The portal promises real-time updates on claim statuses. It also offers features such as instant document ...